Senior PHP Developer

Ciklum

Remote, Romania

About the role

As a Senior PHP Developer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. Join our team as a Senior PHP Developer and play a key role in shaping the future of our client's backend platform. As part of a cross-functional development team, your work will directly impact scaling the platform to handle heavy loads and achieve global reach. Collaborating closely with our talented tech team, you'll bring fresh ideas—whether inspired by user feedback or market trends—and help us make smart, lasting decisions that drive success.

The challenge: 1 million users rely on our platform, and we aim to scale to 50 million. Stability and scalability are critical as we enhance the framework, improve robustness, and optimize key features like authorization, routing, and component interaction. It’s a demanding role, but the reward is immense—you’ll shape our backend approach and elevate the experience for millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities

Refactor legacy code step by step to enhance performance and resilience
Help our full-stack developers improve their backend expertise through mentoring and training
Actively participate in multiple aspects of the SDLC, including planning, development, testing, and deployment
Collaborate with multiple product teams and our innovation lab to drive backend advancements

Requirements

Proven track record of 5+ years working with PHP with Symfony as a framework of choice
A proactive approach to challenges – you know how to identify problems, propose solutions, and contribute to the team’s growth
Experience in improving scalability, performance & maintainability of code
You know how to build things – from scratch
Your English is solid—because clear communication keeps the team in sync