Software Engineer (PHP / Go) – Core Backend

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Be a Pioneer: Join a startup shaping the future
• Flexibility: Work your way, on your terms
• Real Impact: Your ideas drive real results

Job description

• Develop and maintain core backend services using PHP (Laravel) and Go
• Build and optimize APIs (REST/gRPC) for mobile and web clients
• Design reliable real-time features based on WebSockets
• Work with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, SQS) to ensure scalability and fault tolerance
• Collaborate daily with product, frontend, and DevOps teams

Your skills and experience

• 1+ year of experience with Go (or willingness to deepen Go expertise)
• 2+ years of professional experience with PHP (Laravel)
• Experience building and consuming APIs (REST, gRPC is a plus)
• Practical experience with AWS services (especially S3, SQS, EC2, RDS)
• Familiarity with WebSocket-based communication
• Solid understanding of SQL databases (preferably PostgreSQL)
• Docker basics and containerized environment experience
• Ability to work independently with third-party SDKs and APIs

Nice to Have

• Experience with event-driven architecture, Pub/Sub, or message queues
• Background with real-time communication platforms or social apps
• Familiarity with Redis, CI/CD pipelines

Why you'll love working here

Shape a next-gen social platform at an early stage, work with a global, remote-first, start-up team, flexible contractor arrangement – results matter more than hours, and be part of a project with massive market potential.

Salary based on experience.