Back End Developer (PHP)

iToDEV has been around since 2006 (20 years and counting). We know what we are doing, but we aren't stuck in the past. We are building a path to the future where AI is a partner, not just a tool. Our team, with 40+ equally awesome people, works on interesting, challenging, and useful WEB systems and mobile apps development projects for our Lithuanian and foreign clients.

Our Backenders @iToDEV:

• Understand that the bottleneck is no longer writing code. It’s the quality of decisions.
• Don’t just make beep boop beep. They are moving from writing most of the code to designing solutions, reviewing outcomes, and owning decisions.
• Pairing with coding agents inside the IDE to scaffold code and write tests, allowing to focus on complex problem-solving and architecture.
• Are still the experts, but with AI superpowers. Their judgment, creativity, and accountability matter more than ever.

From our Backenders @iToDEV we require:

To effectively audit and orchestrate AI, you need deep fundamental expertise.

• Experience: 4+ years in the backend game. You’ve leveled up by handling responsibility like a champ.
• PHP Mastery: Deep knowledge of PHP 8+ (4+ years).
• Frameworks: You know Symfony 6+ inside and out (3+ years experience preferred).
• AI Fluency: Experience with Claude Code, Codex, or other coding agents.
• Security: strong understanding of secure coding practices and OWASP Top 10; ability to identify and remediate common web vulnerabilities.
• Testing: You don't just write code; you prove it works. 3+ years in PHPUnit/functional testing is a must.
• Databases: Strong MySQL skills (3+ years). You know your way around data structures.
• Core Skills: GIT, OOP, and API design are your daily bread and butter.
• Collaboration: our backenders should be team players. So let’s clarify, that team starts from 3 persons and you are one of them.
• Growth: Help your colleagues to grow, share your tricks of the trade, and can steer a small project or feature from start to finish without breaking a sweat.
• Ownership: Ability to independently drive features and take responsibility for outcomes
• Communication: Fluent English is non-negotiable.

Extra karma points for knowing these things:

• Advanced CI/CD. You build, tweak, and optimize pipelines to fit each project like a glove.
• AWS services - something with Amazon. Cool stuff.
• Snakes in code form. If you've tamed Python, you're in for some bonus points!
• Linux - that cute little penguin
• Agile methodologies. Stand up, stand up - for the champions, stand up lalala
• Jira. The beginning and the end of every User Story.
• NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB). Extra points for correct answer:
• PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Vulpix, MySQL, Oracle, Gorebyss - Which of these are pokemons?
• Do you use of JWT? How about OAuth2?

What @iToDEV offers:

• Friendly experts in their fields with a great passion for what they do!
• Immediate access to ChatGPT, Codex, Google Ecosystem (Gemini, NotebookLM, Nano Banana, etc.).
• A safe space to try, fail, and learn. We provide the R&D time and budget for AI tooling; you bring the willingness to learn.
• Periodic follow-ups on personal development plans. You grow? Salary grows as well.
• Big, interesting, and challenging projects & clients - something new/impossible/difficult? Bring it on! Check our portfolio here
• Remote work is a new reality now, but we are people’s people, so we go hybrid - 3 days from the office, rest working from home. Oh, and we have offices in Vilnius and Kaunas, and Klaipėda, so you can choose which one is best for you!
• Informal environment, friendly experts, and tons of inside jokes. What happens @iToDEV stays @iToDEV.
• Health insurance, workations, summer camps, and wellness activities to keep you sane.
• And of course you will get paid! Salary range is 3500 - 5500 EUR gross, depending on your competence, but we are always open to discussion!

Extras @iToDEV:

• Workation, summer camp - our two biggest events of the year! Take a look, how we are handling it - link here.
• Some minor events like karting, donut degustation, escape rooms, photo trips, pet days, game nights, hackathons, online (or not) quizzes… - you name it what else can be here!
• Good deeds and social responsibility (helping those in need, donating blood and enjoying by giving).
• Focus on your health and wellbeing by maintaining work-life balance, getting health insurance and random wellness activities & challenges!
• Tons of inside jokes, friendly pranks, and willingness to help colleagues.

We’ll PING you only if you prove your awesomeness.