Senior Backend Engineer | 5+ YOE PHP (Yii2 and Laravel)| Remote from Europe

Senior Backend Engineer | Remote

We are supporting a company based in Estonia in the hiring process for a Senior Backend Engineer. The company provides a platform that connects food providers with customers, operating in a premium and technology-driven marketplace.

This role offers the opportunity to work on scalable, robust backend systems, contributing to architectural decisions and ensuring performance, security, and reliability at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using PHP (Yii2 and Laravel)

Build robust, secure, and high-performance backend solutions

Design and optimize data models and queries using MySQL / MariaDB and MongoDB

Implement caching, background jobs, and asynchronous processing using Redis

Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability

Participate in architectural discussions and technical decision-making

Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and product teams to deliver features

Conduct code reviews and promote backend development best practices

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing

Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production issues

Requirements

5+ years of backend development experience

Strong expertise in PHP, with hands-on experience in Yii2 and Laravel

Solid experience with relational databases such as MySQL and MariaDB

Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases, especially MongoDB

Practical experience using Redis for caching, queues, or messaging

Strong understanding of API design and backend architecture principles

Experience building and maintaining scalable backend systems

Good understanding of performance optimization and security best practices

Ability to take ownership of backend components and deliver independently

Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills

Additional Information

Good English skills are mandatory

Must have own laptop to work remotely

Strong knowledge of backend fundamentals

Interested?

• Apply today via LinkedIn to learn more about this opportunity.