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Senior Backend Engineer – PHP/Rust Migration

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

• Develop and maintain backend functionality in a PHP-based payment processing platform. • Contribute to the gradual migration of selected systems from PHP to Rust. • Troubleshoot production issues and perform data investigations when needed. • Participate in weekly production releases and help maintain stable deployment cycles. • Review code and collaborate with engineers to maintain code quality. • Support and evolve system observability through logging, monitoring, and debugging tools. • Work closely with the team to understand and maintain complex payment workflows tied to government systems.

Job Requirements

  • Senior-level experience developing backend systems in PHP, ideally within a LAMP-based architecture.
  • Strong experience working with MySQL and relational database design.
  • Experience maintaining and evolving large, long-lived codebases.
  • Solid understanding of Unix/Linux environments and server-based application development.
  • Experience debugging production systems and investigating complex data or processing issues.
  • Familiarity with automated testing practices and maintaining large test suites.
  • Experience working with message queues, logging systems, or asynchronous processing.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating through code reviews and technical discussions.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to learn complex technical and business domains.

Benefits

  • Long-term projects
  • 100% remote work
  • Payment in USD
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Work-from-home & training reimbursement
  • English lessons
  • Technical training
  • Career coaching

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