Senior PHP Engineer

We are seeking aSenior PHP Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will join the Platform Governance team, focusing on proactive measures, bottleneck identification, tooling, and processes to maintain the integrity and scalability of the infrastructure and applications, directly impacting the experience of thousands of merchants and millions of shoppers worldwide.

Our client is a leading Open SaaS e-commerce platform that empowers merchants of all sizes to build, innovate, and grow their businesses online, committed to providing a robust, scalable, and high-performing platform for its global customer base.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of a more resilient indexing pipeline
• Develop high-quality, scalable PHP code for the search platform and its components
• Provide technical guidance and best practice recommendations to team members
• Take ownership of complex challenges related to data synchronization and system load
• Define and implement best practices for Elasticsearch mappings, queries, and monitoring
• Serve as a key member of the team's on-call rotation
• Articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, both technical and non-technical
• Proactively seek out challenges and solutions with a high degree of drive and initiative
• Continuously learn new technologies and adapt to evolving challenges

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Proficiency in PHP plus a strongly typed backend language such as Java, Scala, or GoLang
• Expertise in addressing performance issues with SQL queries, indexes, and schemas
• Understanding of search concepts and hands-on experience with Elasticsearch, including query optimization and index management
• Experience with distributed messaging tools like RabbitMQ or Kafka
• Track record of leading the design and delivery of complex, resilient systems
• Background in or genuine interest in the ecommerce industry, understanding the unique performance demands of online retail
• English level B2 and higher

Nice to have

• Familiarity with distributed systems and event-driven architectures
• Experience in scalability and performance testing, with an understanding of load generation, monitoring, and analysis
• Experience building and maintaining automation for testing, data collection, and reporting
• Hands-on expertise with load testing tools, specifically K6 and beyond (e.g., JMeter, Blazemeter, etc.)