Senior PHP Engineer

📋 Description

• • Are you a highly skilled and experienced PHP Engineer looking to make a significant impact on a rapidly growing global platform? Airalo, the world's first eSIM store, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our dynamic, remote-first team. With over 20 million users worldwide and operations in over 200 countries and regions, Airalo is revolutionizing the telecom industry by providing seamless connectivity solutions. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a cutting-edge travel-tech company that is passionate about innovation, diversity, inclusion, and equity.
• • As a Senior Backend Engineer at Airalo, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our platform. You will be instrumental in tackling complex architectural challenges, driving technical excellence, and ensuring the scalability and reliability of our services. We are looking for individuals who possess deep technical mastery, a strong desire to mentor others, and the ability to strike a delicate balance between rapid innovation and maintaining robust system stability. While our primary framework is Laravel, we hold a high regard for seasoned Symfony experts who are eager to adapt their architectural rigor and apply their valuable skills within our existing ecosystem.
• • Your responsibilities will extend beyond just coding. You will be a key contributor to architectural discussions, design decisions, and the overall technical strategy of the backend systems. This includes developing and maintaining high-quality, efficient, and scalable code that powers our user-facing applications and internal tools. You will collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Your expertise will be crucial in identifying and mitigating performance bottlenecks, ensuring data integrity, and implementing best practices for security and maintainability.
• • We are building a platform that connects millions of people globally, and the reliability of our services is paramount. As such, participation in our on-call rotation is a core expectation of this role. This ensures 24/7 service reliability across our global operations, guaranteeing that our systems remain resilient and our customers experience uninterrupted service, regardless of time zone or geography. We understand the demands of on-call duties and have implemented a comprehensive policy to support our engineers. This includes paid rotation with standby fees and overtime pay, a delayed start to on-call duties for your first six months, guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents, and a shared load system where rotations are split between weekdays and weekends to minimize fatigue. Detailed information can be found in our On-Call Policy within the Airalo Handbook.
• • We foster a collaborative and supportive team environment where individual growth is encouraged. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers, share your knowledge, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning. We value individuals who are self-disciplined, possess strong analytical minds, pay keen attention to detail, and are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Clear and concise communication is essential, as is the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. We believe in the importance of authenticity, honesty, positivity, and kindness, and we are committed to creating an environment that is cognizant, tolerant, and welcoming of vulnerabilities and cultural differences.
• • This role offers the chance to work on a product with a real-world impact, connecting travelers and digital nomads across the globe. You will be part of a fast-paced, innovative company that is disrupting the traditional telecom industry. If you are passionate about building scalable, high-performance backend systems and thrive in a remote-first, globally distributed team, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of global connectivity and be a part of Airalo's exciting journey.
• • Key responsibilities will include:
• • Designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient backend services using PHP and related technologies.
• • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• • Writing clean, well-documented, and testable code following best practices.
• • Optimizing application performance and ensuring high availability and responsiveness.
• • Participating in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge.
• • Troubleshooting and debugging complex issues across the platform.
• • Contributing to architectural discussions and technical roadmap planning.
• • Mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• • Ensuring the security and integrity of our data and systems.
• • Staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• • Actively participating in the on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 service reliability.
• • Contributing to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.