Senior PHP Developer

Infinityquest — United Kingdom · Posted ~2 hours ago

Senior Full-time $150K-$220K/year

Skills

PHP backend development API design MySQL distributed systems Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Kafka

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A technology team is seeking a senior PHP developer to build and operate large-scale consumer applications. The role involves backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, API development, monitoring, and performance optimization.

Highlights

Work on high-traffic applications with modern cloud technologies, scalable architectures, and opportunities for performance optimization.

Description

Key Skills Required Strong experience in PHP backend development within high-traffic consumer products.Experience building and operating production systems at scale.Strong understanding of API design, client-server communication and mobile API versioning.Hands-on experience with MySQL, caching technologies, distributed systems, and high-availability architectures.Experience with gRPC/Protocol Buffers.Familiarity with GCP, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD practices.Experience with monitoring, observability, performance optimisation, and incident management.Knowledge of monetisation/payment systems including subscriptions and in-app purchases.Ability to work effectively with Product, QA, Design, and Mobile Engineering teams.Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code.Preferred Skills Computer Science or related degree.Experience with Aerospike, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch.Experience working with large monolithic applications and cloud migrations.Understanding of GDPR and consumer data privacy requirements.