Senior Back End Developer

About the Company and Projects
We build and scale high load CRM/ERP platforms along with customer faced products that involve extensive integrations and complex backend logic. You will work on long term, mission critical systems, contributing to a modern microservices architecture and high performance backend services.

Core Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial backend development experience.
• 3+ years of experience with PHP.
• Ability to understand, maintain, and improve existing codebases.
• Strong OOP knowledge: design patterns, MVC, MVP, layered architecture (DDD is a plus).
• Solid understanding of PSR standards, SOLID principles, and clean code practices.
• Experience in designing databases and optimizing SQL queries.
• Hands on experience with MariaDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch / OpenSearch.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture: service communication, fault tolerance, event driven design.
• Experience with Kafka.
• Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CLI, Nginx/Apache.
• Understanding of CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins) at a developer level.
• Ability to write technical documentation (desirable).
• English for reading and writing technical documentation.
• Russian is the primary language within the team.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Spiral Framework and RoadRunner.
• Background in high load optimization.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with the team.

What You Will Do

• Develop backend functionality for large scale, long term products.
• Participate in architectural design and microservices planning.
• Work as part of one of our two scrum teams.
• Collaborate with the Lead Architect on key architectural decisions.
• Participate in sprint planning, task estimation, and strict code reviews.
• Build and maintain integrations with internal and external systems.
• Improve system performance, stability, scalability, and overall code quality.

Work Format

• Office only, located in central Chișinău.
• Full involvement in daily scrum processes.

What We Offer

• Direct impact on a platform used by 100k+ customers and 200+ employees.
• A free, agile environment that encourages experimentation and rapid iteration.
• Mentorship from the Lead Architect and a clear professional growth path.
• Annual learning budget for courses, conferences, books, and paid AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT Plus).
• Flexible working hours within the office format.
• Modern office in central Chișinău with fresh fruit, ice cream, snacks, and a fully stocked kitchen.
• Team events and a supportive working atmosphere.
• Salary based on interview results and your level of expertise.