Backend Engineer (PHP; 100% remote)

💰 Salary: 4000 - 4500 EUR, depending on experience🕦 Full-time☑️ EOR🌴 RemoteWe are looking for a Backend Engineer to join a fast-growing open-source cybersecurity company's engineering team. The role focuses on building and improving secure APIs, handling data integrity, access rights management, and cryptographic mechanisms while maintaining high standards of performance, quality, and security across all product editions. Requirements3+ years of experience building PHP applicationsProficient in building back-end applications with CakePHP, Laravel, or SymfonyProficient in testing applications with PHPUnitFamiliar with OpenAPI SpecificationsFamiliar with Git and branching modelsStrong understanding of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and secure coding practicesProficient with at least one additional programming language: JavaScript, Bash, Python, Go, or RustFluent in English, both verbal and writtenKey ResponsibilitiesDevelop new features in PHP and CakePHP for existing products used daily by over half a million usersMaintain, improve, and fix bugs on the existing codebaseTransform functional specifications into reliable API workflows, ensuring backward compatibility and securityParticipate in code reviews to identify defects before launchWrite unit tests aiming for 80% coverage to ensure functionality and prevent regressionsDevelop end-to-end tests to ensure critical user journeys function correctly across various scenariosOptimize code for performance and scalability to handle growth and increased demandContribute to OpenAPI specifications, SDKs, and user and admin guidesCollaborate closely with SRE teams to maintain robust CI/CD pipelinesApply secure coding and design practices to ensure all components adhere to the highest security standardsMonitor project dependencies for vulnerabilities and assist the security team in analyzing their impactEnsure data handled by the product development team complies with GDPR and other data protection regulationsGet to know DevsData: We are a technology consulting company and a recruitment agency, delivering software solutions to clients from Europe and the US. We work 100% remotely, in an international team, including people from Asia, London, or San Francisco. We employ people with experience in international corporations as well as students of the best technical and business universities. Find out more: https://devsdata.com/