PHP Software Engineer
Role summary
Join a fast-growing cybersecurity company trusted by more than 40,000 organizations worldwide and help build secure, scalable systems that protect sensitive access and credentials.
This role is ideal for backend engineers who enjoy building reliable systems, solving complex product challenges, and creating secure software within a modern engineering-led environment.
Important
• Remote role (Poland, Romania, Serbia)
• Full-time position
• Production PHP experience required
• Experience with Laravel, Symfony, or CakePHP required
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals
• Experience building and maintaining APIs
• Interest in security and privacy-focused software
• Strong testing and code quality practices
• Collaborative and low-ego mindset
Job description
You will help develop and maintain backend services, APIs, business logic, access control systems, and security-sensitive application workflows. The role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful technical challenges while contributing to a product trusted by thousands of organizations globally.
This role combines backend engineering, software architecture, API development, product collaboration, security-conscious design, and long-term platform evolution.
Responsibilities
• Build and improve backend services and APIs
• Design reliable and maintainable technical solutions
• Develop business logic and access control systems
• Improve code quality and automated testing
• Maintain performance and backward compatibility
• Participate in architecture and design discussions
• Collaborate with product, security, and engineering teams
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Support continuous platform improvements
• Help ensure security, reliability, and scalability
Required Skills
• Professional experience developing backend applications with PHP
• Experience with CakePHP, Symfony, or Laravel
• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Experience designing APIs and backend services
• Experience writing automated tests
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Experience working within Agile teams
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to simplify complex technical problems
• Product-oriented mindset
Technologies
• PHP
• CakePHP
• Symfony
• Laravel
• SQL
• PHPUnit
• OpenAPI
• Git
• Docker
• Linux
• macOS
Nice To Have
• Security-focused software experience
• Authentication and authorization systems
• OAuth
• JWT
• LDAP
• Active Directory
• SCIM
• WebAuthn
• Open-source contributions
• Cryptography-related systems
• JavaScript
• Python
• Go
• Rust
• Bash
Soft Skills
• Ownership mentality
• Attention to quality
• Clear communication
• Collaboration skills
• Low-ego mindset
• Pragmatic problem-solving
• Adaptability
• Curiosity
• Accountability
• Continuous learning