Senior Back-end Engineer - PHP, Payments Team (Remote in EMEA)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Back-end Engineer – PHP, Payments Team in EMEA.

In this role, you will contribute to the development and enhancement of a high-performance Payments system supporting global e-commerce operations. You will work on scaling, optimizing, and modularizing payment services, including integrating new payment methods and improving reliability across multiple platforms. The position involves designing and implementing robust backend workflows, applying best practices in Domain-Driven Design and Event Sourcing. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless and accurate payment experience for merchants and customers. This role provides a dynamic environment where innovation, quality, and technical mentorship are highly valued.

Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for payments, ensuring scalability and robustness.
• Extract and transform existing payment modules into independent services using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event Sourcing.
• Implement workflows and orchestration logic for high-load, distributed payment systems using Temporal.io.
• Integrate new payment options and support multicurrency and subscription management features.
• Collaborate with product teams to define features, resolve bugs, and improve code quality.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and contribute to knowledge sharing sessions.
• Maintain high standards in testing, CI/CD, and software development best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with PHP development.
• Strong knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and CQRS principles.
• Experience building and maintaining distributed systems.
• Quality-focused mindset: testing (TDD preferred), SOLID principles, pair programming, and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to mentor team members and provide constructive code feedback.
• Proficient in English (spoken and written).
  Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Event Sourcing.
• Experience refactoring monolithic applications into microservices.

Benefits

• Be part of a friendly, inclusive, and global team.
• Remote work flexibility or access to modern offices/co-working spaces in Rīga, Tallinn, or Barcelona.
• Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 a.m.).
• Health insurance coverage.
• Access to mentorship, internal meetups, hackathons, and team-building events.
• Free and healthy lunch (for office-based roles).
• Standard Apple MacBook laptop for work.
• Opportunity to grow in a collaborative, high-quality engineering environment.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the three candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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