PHP Engineer

your Jared; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

International health insurance

Company-paid retreats

31 days vacation

12 paid sick days

4 creative days

12 parental days

Parental leave

$1000 parenting budget

Joy Budget

MacBook and tools

Job summary

MailerLite is hiring an experienced developer to maintain and extend our high-volume email marketing platform. You’ll work across PHP, JavaScript and HTML in a large codebase, contributing to new features and performance improvements that scale for millions of users.

You’ll collaborate with teams using VueJS, React, or AngularJS, prioritize clean code and test coverage, and participate in a remote-first culture with global collaboration and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with PHP, JavaScript and HTML
• Comfortable with large codebases and modern tools
• Experience with VueJS, React or AngularJS (VueJS used)
• Proficient with Git
• Ability to write and optimize SQL queries
• Knowledge of Redis and queues
• Able to work across codebases and platforms
• Write clean code with test coverage
• Build scalable applications
• Self-starter with investigative mindset
• Strong English communication
• Familiarity with other languages (NodeJS, Golang, Ruby) a plus
• Laravel PHP framework familiarity a plus
• ElasticSearch familiarity a plus

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing codebase serving hundreds of thousands of users daily
• Implement new features with focus on impact and value to users

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

HTML

SQL

English communication

Clean code

Scalability

Investigative mindset

Tools

Git

Redis

ElasticSearch

Job description

MailerLite

MailerLite is one of the fastest-growing email marketing services. We help more than 1 million businesses around the world stay in touch with their customers. Today, we are a team of more than 170 dreamers, adventurers, and world travelers passionate about what we do and what we believe in. And we are ready for another talented person to join the party.

Wondering why we think you’ll love working for MailerLite? Here are our favorite 6 reasons!

You'll be challenged with interesting tasks

Our customers are sending millions of emails per day. Scaling the platform is a challenge that will definitely keep you energized.

You'll grow, develop and evolve

As part of a team that's always looking for new, innovative ways to offer value for our customers, you'll constantly be experimenting, learning, and trying out new things.

You'll take ownership

We expect you to take full responsibility and ownership of your tasks. Team leads avoid micromanaging and minimize interruptions so you can stay focused on your assignments.

You'll have experts at hand

Whenever you’re stuck, your teammates with a wide range of different expertise are ready to help you grow. And they’d love for you to share your knowledge too!

You'll pick where you work, every day

We embrace the remote culture. Every day you get to choose what environment that makes you most productive.

You'll have stability

We value a stable workplace! MailerLite has been thriving for over 10 years and our year-over-year growth continues to increase.

• Maintain our existing codebase that serves hundreds of thousands of users daily

• Implement new features with an focus on delivering impact and value to our users

• 4+ years of experience with PHP, JavaScript and HTML

• You are comfortable with large codebases as well as the latest tools and technologies

• Experience with at least one of these frameworks: VueJS, React or AngularJS (we use VueJS)

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

• Ability to write and optimize complex queries in SQL

• Knowledge of Redis and queues

• Can work across codebases and platforms

• Ability to write clean code with test coverage

• Ability to build scalable applications

• Self-starter with an investigative mindset for thinking out of the box

• Proficient verbal and written communication skills in English

• A sense of personal responsibility

• Familiarity with other languages is a plus (NodeJS, Golang, Ruby)

• Knowledge of any PHP framework is a plus (we mostly use Laravel)

• Familiarity with ElasticSearch is a plus

• You're based in the EMEA or Central Asia

• Yearly gross salary range: $60,000-$75,000

• Remote-first culture: Our team works remotely from around the world

• International health insurance: Provided with coverage in most countries, with a monthly payout available in select countries where coverage is limited

• Company-paid retreats: Once a year, we gather for a week in a beautiful location to work, learn, and have fun together

• 31 days of vacation (including public holidays): We encourage you to unplug and recharge!

• 12 paid sick days: For your physical and mental well-being, no doctor's note required. Parents can use them to care for their sick children

• 4 creative days: One paid day off per quarter to do something creative and fun

• 12 parental days: Enjoy one paid day off each month to treasure time with your children

• Parental leave: 100% paid leave when welcoming a new child through birth (3 months maternity, 1 month paternity) or adoption

• Parenting budget of $1000: A $1000 special gift to celebrate the arrival of your little one, whether through childbirth or adoption

• Joy Budget: Annual allowance to spend on what brings you joy, starting at $1,000 per year and increasing over time

• MacBook and other tools: That help you to do your job efficiently

We're incredibly proud of our team and love celebrating their accomplishments. At MailerLite, we believe in recognizing hard work, creativity, and collaboration.

Here, we share some of the standout achievements that highlight the passion and talent within our team.

Innovative development

Successfully launched a new, feature-rich, drag-and-drop builder for creating professional landing pages.

Rooted in research

Our team leveraged user research and prototyping to design effective onboarding flows for new users, demonstrating our commitment to user-centered design and seamless experiences.

Scaling for the future

Overhauled our processing pipelines to efficiently handle massive data volumes, ensuring scalability, performance and insights for our users.

Seamless integrations

Implemented integrations with Wix and Canva, enhancing platform interoperability and expanding third‑party ecosystem support.

Engineering Team Lead

I’m Dainius, Engineering Team Lead at MailerLite. I've been in the company for ~3 years. I enjoy exploring new tools and learning new things. The thing I value the most is honest and open communication. Our team lives by continuous learning. I #lovemyjob because I get to learn something new every day and work with genuinely great people.

4.5

Our company is built on core values that shape our supportive culture. We strive to create a welcoming, valued workspace that fosters freedom, creativity and mutual respect.