Over de vacature
Playkot is hiring a Senior Backend Developer (PHP) to develop and maintain backend services for a high-load production system with approximately 100k DAU. The role includes API development, performance optimization, monitoring, and evolutionary improvement of a monolithic architecture.
Backend Development
Develop and maintain backend services using PHP.
Work with a high-load production system with approximately 100k DAU.
Extend and support a monolithic backend architecture, improving stability and scalability.
Architecture and APIs
Design, implement, and maintain APIs and internal service interactions.
Work with API contracts based on JSON Schema.
Use jRPC for internal communication between system components.
Infrastructure, Data and Performance
Work with MongoDB, Redis, AWS, and Centrifugo.
Optimize data storage, caching strategies, background processes, queries, and heavy backend flows.
Analyze system performance using Grafana and other monitoring tools.
Identify bottlenecks, degradation points, and inefficiencies.
Ensure system reliability under real production load.
Nice to Have
- Experience with real-time systems like Centrifugo
- Experience supporting live game servers, live-ops, and event-driven logic
- Experience profiling and optimizing PHP applications
- Understanding of CI/CD, observability, and production workflows
- Experience with evolutionary development of legacy systems
Conditions
Work in a stable international company.
Competitive salary reviewed every 6 months based on market trends and performance.
Flexible work setup: office, work from home, or hybrid.
Annual benefits budget of $1000 for perks including health insurance, sports, therapy, education, and language classes.
Full pay during sick leaves and personal leaves.
20 working days of vacation annually.
Company
Playkot provides open statistics, including earnings from its games.
The team is ready to share experience and knowledge.