Senior Backend Software Engineer (PHP) - Fully Remote Job

About the company

Openprovider is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar and technology company founded in 2004 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. We are a fully-remote organisation with more than 100 team members spread across 20+ countries. Remote working means no office, no painful commuting, and no stressful traffic - all you need is yourself, a laptop, and a cup of coffee!

A diverse and inclusive organisation, we support a healthy work-life balance and are constantly looking for new ways to help the well-being of our people. We support a flexible schedule and are 100% performance and result-oriented. At Openprovider, we're not just a company; we're a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming the domain industry. We believe in providing a trusted digital identity to every business.

Our innovative approach is reshaping the industry from a traditional transactional model to a more customer-centric, subscription-based approach. We pay subscriptions for music, newspapers, and movies - why should domains be any different?

Come join us on our journey to create a trusted digital world.

About the projects

You will be joining a Technology department and working with our main products: RCP (Reseller Control Panel), which is the main user interface our customers interact with; Domains & DNS, including all domain-related features like domain registration, domain checker, domain transfers and trades, domain related APIs; and integrations with third-party platforms like WHMCS, Blesta, etc.

We are seeking a skilled Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our team and provide support in managing back-end processes. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing high-level software that meets our business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop the software for our domains business using a combination of PHP and Go.

• In depth knowledge and experience of object-oriented analysis and design.

• Design and implement software solutions that ensure scalability, security, and maintainability.

• Familiarity with source control (GitHub, Bitbucket), bug tracking systems (JIRA), continuous integration (Jenkins), packaging and deployment (Docker).

• Experience in software development based on common agile application development methodologies, TDD/BDD/Scrum/Kanban.

• Actively participate in quality assurance activities including design and code reviews, unit testing, defect fixes, operational readiness.

• Design and implement APIs and services that provide a strong and stable platform that can be leveraged by our customers.

• Maintain security across all system processes and maintain ISO 27001 security protocols.

Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.

• At least 5+ years of experience in software development in PHP.

• Strong experience in API development and API management tools, particularly in REST and GRPC.

• Strong experience in SaaS solution delivery adoption frameworks.

• Experienced in PHP 7+, PHP modern frameworks (Symfony, Laravel, Yii, etc.)

• Understanding and usage SOLID, GRASP, Design patterns, etc.

• Experienced with Docker, PHPUnit

• Experienced with databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL), message brokers (RabbitMQ or Kafka)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

• Enthusiasms for learning and using new technologies.

• Good level of spoken English.

Our stack:

• Back-end: PHP 7+, Symfony, PHPUnit for Core API, and some services.

• Back-end: Golang for new services

• Front-end: Angular 1 and PHP Slim for old services

• Front-end: React for new services

• MySQL, PostgreSQL as databases

• Elastic search, Redis as cache

• RabbitMQ as a message broker

• Github, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence

• PHPUnit, Jenkins, Drone CI

• Docker, Kubernetes, GKE

• Prometheus, Grafana

• GCP, AWS

What we offer

• 100% remote work (you can work from any location, no need to go to the office);

• Paid time off and sick leave;

• International team and regular online and offline events to stay connected;

• Internal workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions;

• Quarterly review and annual salary review;

• Flexible working hours (we don`t have time trackers, we are a result-oriented company);

• We are ISO 27001-certified remote workplace.