Senior Backend Software Engineer (PHP)
162043
Desired skills:
PHP 7/8, Symfony, MySQL, REST APIs, CI/CD
Hybrid
Reperio has partnered with an established European product company who are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join their engineering team in Dublin. This team owns a core domain responsible for powering the search and product catalog systems behind a high-traffic consumer platform used across travel, food, wellness, and retail experiences.
This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with engineering, product, and architecture teams to build and optimise backend services, search performance, and catalog architecture that directly impact millions of users across Europe.
Responsibilities:
1. Develop and maintain robust, scalable services in PHP (7/8) using Symfony
2. Contribute to the design and evolution of backend architecture across search and catalog systems
3. Build and refine REST APIs to support product discovery and shopping features
4. Participate in solution design and technical discussions with cross-functional teams
5. Promote clean, testable code, CI/CD best practices, and strong version control standards
6. Review code, share knowledge, and support engineering quality across the team
7. Collaborate with offshore engineers to ensure alignment and consistency
Requirements:
8. 5+ years of backend development experience, ideally with PHP and Symfony
9. Strong understanding of modern software development practices and lifecycle
10. Proven experience with REST APIs, relational databases (MySQL), and clean architecture
11. Experience with containers and cloud-native environments
12. Familiar with SOLID principles, design patterns, and automated testing
13. Collaborative and proactive approach to communication and problem-solving
14. Self-driven with the ability to take full ownership of technical tasks
Desirable:
15. Experience in search systems, catalog architecture, or product recommendation engines
16. Exposure to Elasticsearch, Redis, or RabbitMQ
17. Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
18. Background in high-traffic, customer-facing platforms
19. Interest in mentoring or technical coaching
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