SCAYLE Payments (ABOUT YOU Group) is hiring a Senior PHP Engineer to own the design and delivery of scalable backend systems across the payment lifecycle and drive architectural decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver scalable backend systems (PHP 8.3)
- Drive architectural decisions and evolve systems towards scalable, event-driven and distributed designs
- Lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from discovery to production and iteration
- Champion engineering excellence through TDD, CI/CD and continuous delivery practices
- Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, feedback and knowledge sharing
- Proactively identify and address system, process and scalability challenges
Requirements:
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience with strong expertise in PHP
- Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems in production
- Experience with APIs, data storage solutions (PostgreSQL, Redis) and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)
- Strong understanding of cloud-native systems and infrastructure (e.g. Kubernetes, containerized environments)
- Solid architectural knowledge (microservices, event-driven, hexagonal)
Conditions & Benefits:
- Relocation to Germany with full support (help in relocation and VISA process)
- Location: Hamburg or Berlin; modern office in Hamburg city center
- Full-time, flexible working times, international environment (English as company language)
- 40% discount on ABOUT YOU shop, language courses, sports courses, subsidized public transport, company pension plan, professional training, and more