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Senior PHP Engineer

3 weeks, 6 days ago
United Kingdom
Full-time
Senior
Backend Engineer
Software Development
AWS CI/CD Docker Laravel Microservices PHP SQL Symfony
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Airalo

Airalo

Airalo is the world's first eSIM store offering travelers access to eSIMs in 200+ countries & regions at affordable prices. With Airalo, travelers can manage their eSIMs, top up on the go, and enjoy pain-free connectivity while traveling. Say goodbye t...

Airlines
51-250
Founded 2019
$67M raised
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Description

  • Design high-performance distributed systems for global traffic.
  • Develop and refine backend services to improve scalability and efficiency.
  • Drive the transition toward a service-oriented architecture.
  • Enforce SOLID principles, design patterns, code quality, and testing standards.
  • Coach mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical knowledge sharing.
  • Identify service bottlenecks and implement caching and database optimization strategies.
  • Partner with Product and DevOps to create scalable technical roadmaps.
  • Participate in the paid on-call rotation supporting 24/7 service reliability.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional backend development experience with deep PHP expertise.
  • 4+ years building enterprise applications with Laravel, or equivalent senior Symfony experience.
  • Expertise in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and messaging patterns such as SQS or Pub/Sub.
  • Ability to use, prompt, validate, and iterate with AI tools during technical work.
  • Strong SQL and NoSQL knowledge, including performance tuning and transactions at scale.
  • Experience architecting on AWS and managing Docker-based containerized environments.
  • Commitment to clean code, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
  • Fluent English communication skills, including explaining complex technical trade-offs.
  • Experience with SaaS/PaaS, SOA, or microservices architecture preferred.
  • Experience with eSIM, GSMA technologies, Traveltech, or custom SDKs preferred.
  • Must reside in the UK and be fully eligible to work there.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work anywhere in the UK.
  • Full-time permanent employment.
  • Paid on-call standby fees and overtime pay.
  • No on-call duties during the first six months.
  • Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours after night incidents.
  • Weekday and weekend on-call rotations split to reduce fatigue.
  • Access to Airalo’s benefits program and remote-work resources.

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