Senior Backend Engineer (PHP)
Full Time €50,500 - €56,000 / yearJob Overview
Reward Gateway|Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments for people at work, connecting 52 million users and 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients. Our shared missions of ‘Making the World a Better Place to Work” and ‘Enriching connections, For good’ guide our every action and chart a sustainable path to a better future.
Due to company growth and international expansion, an opportunity has become available for an experienced Backend Engineer (PHP) to join our team.
Some of the core duties include:
- Interpret, define, and develop software solutions based on written requirements and technical specifications.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in existing products and implement enhancements across the platform.
- Troubleshoot, test, and maintain core applications and databases to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Collaborate with QA to define acceptance criteria and assist with debugging and issue resolution.
- Contribute to the creation and upkeep of comprehensive technical documentation.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code that adheres to established coding standards and best practices.
- Work effectively within globally distributed, cross-functional teams.
- Participate in mentoring, coaching, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to support team development.
PLEASE NOTE:
- This is a hybrid role that would require presence in our Sofia or Plovdiv office at least twice per week, as agreed.
- We have a salary transparency policy and the salary budget for this role is €50,500 to €56,000 gross per annum.,
The experience and skills needed:
- 5+ years of experience in backend web application development, with strong proficiency in PHP 8+ and MySQL.
- Solid understanding of OOP principles, SOLID, and modern software engineering best practices.
- Proven experience applying design patterns to build maintainable and scalable solutions.
- Hands-on experience with Unit and Integration testing (e.g., PHPUnit, Pest).
- Strong working knowledge of SQL, RESTful APIs, and GraphQL.
- Ability to leverage AI‑assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and documentation.
- Excellent English communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional, globally distributed teams.
- Comfortable working in environments that follow strong Agile practices, including iterative development, continuous improvement, and close collaboration with product