Backend engineer I Senior I PHP I Core team

What We Do in NordLayer Core Team:

Our team builds a key internal product that powers the NordLayer ecosystem. We design and maintain a management tool for all VPN servers, providing a robust UI & API for other Web Teams while closely collaborating with the VPN infrastructure team.

The Benefits of Core Team:

Technical Freedom: Work on a well-defined, independent product without cross-dependencies, giving you the freedom to innovate and make impactful technical decisions.

Cutting-Edge Challenges: Solve architectural problems and develop scalable solutions using your Symfony expertise.

Leadership Opportunity: Grow into a Tech Lead in the future and lead a talented team of 3 Middle Engineers, fostering growth and guiding them toward technical excellence.

Collaboration & Impact: Be at the heart of a product that directly influences the performance and reliability of NordLayer's infrastructure.

Main Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Core team to deliver fully functional features for our product;
• Be involved in creating APIs that developers truly enjoy using;
• Provide technical mentorship to other team members, helping them grow their skills;
• Contribute to technical design decisions;
• Participate in task grooming, defining and breaking down work into manageable tasks;
• Write clear, tested, documented code that delivers real business value;
• Refactor, improve, and maintain the existing code base while adding new functionality;

Core Requirements

• At least 5+ years of experience working with PHP;
• Fluency in Symfony;
• Previous experience in building highly scalable systems;
• Understanding of OOP principles & good code design;
• That you know a thing or two about API design;
• Good (My)SQL knowledge and experience;
• That working with Git is nothing new to you;

Bonus Points for

• Previous experience (+1 year) as a technical lead;
• Knowledge in CQRS;
• Knowledge of Docker, RabbitMQ, and Redis;

Tools You Will Use

• PHP 8;
• Redis;
• Symfony;
• SLIM;
• GitlabCI;
• MySQL..

Salary Range

• 23800-33400 Gross/PLN/Month (employment contract)
• 23800-33400 PLN/Month + VAT (B2B contract)