Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Flexible Hours

Gathern; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Job summary

Gathern is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer with deep PHP expertise to architect and lead scalable backend architectures. The role emphasizes building reliable services, API design, cloud-first infrastructure, and strong security practices.

You will mentor peers, drive performance improvements, and collaborate with product and infrastructure teams across remote environments in a fast-growing hospitality tech platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional backend development experience leading complex projects.
• Expert proficiency in PHP and related frameworks.
• Experience with RESTful and GraphQL APIs and third-party integrations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable backend systems.
• Build and maintain core backend services using PHP and modern frameworks.
• Optimize performance and scalability, identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure security, data protection, and compliant practices.
• Mentor team members through code reviews and discussions.
• Lead incident management and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align solutions with business goals.
• Design, monitor, and optimize databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Implement robust testing strategies for stability and resilience.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging tools.

Skills

PHP

Leadership

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Microservices

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

AWS/GCP cloud services

Job description

Gathern is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer with deep PHP expertise to architect and lead scalable backend architectures. The role emphasizes building reliable services, API design, cloud-first infrastructure, and strong security practices.

You will mentor peers, drive performance improvements, and collaborate with product and infrastructure teams across remote environments in a fast-growing hospitality tech platform.