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Senior PHP Engineer - Checkout - Pre-Confirmation (all genders)

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Senior backend engineer shaping the checkout experience at ABOUT YOU: designing RESTful APIs and microservices in PHP (Laravel/Symfony), building event-driven AWS SNS/SQS pipelines for payments, orders and inventory, and tuning MySQL/PostgreSQL and Redis for heavy traffic.

  • Design and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and microservices (PHP/Laravel/Symfony) powering the checkout experience
  • Build event-driven pipelines using AWS SNS/SQS for asynchronous payment, order, and inventory processing
  • Optimize database queries (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and Redis cache layers to handle massive traffic spikes smoothly
  • Write automated tests, review pull requests, and advocate for sustainable architecture and clean code
  • Collaborate daily with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-impact improvements in short sprints
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and balance long-term code health with pragmatic product delivery
  • 6+ years of backend development experience with senior-level ownership
  • PHP 8.x mastery using Laravel, Symfony, or modern enterprise frameworks
  • Relational database & caching skills (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis)
  • API & microservice design with OpenAPI/Swagger standards
  • Asynchronous processing experience using SNS/SQS
  • Containerization & CI/CD workflow knowledge (Docker, Git, GitLab CI)
  • Fluent English with transparent, solution-oriented communication

Nice To Have:

  • Background in e-commerce, checkout flows, or payment processor integrations.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and application observability/monitoring tools.

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