Backend Engineer (PHP)

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Fintech): Building and optimizing user-facing features and backend structures for a banking app with an accent on stability, performance, and scalability. Focus on designing and implementing features using technologies like MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and PHP while collaborating with product teams.

Location: Hybrid setup in Amsterdam, Netherlands or Istanbul, Turkey. After 3 months in-office, work 2 days remote, 3 days in-office weekly. After the first year, enjoy up to 20 days per year to work while traveling with the Digital Nomad Program.

Company

hirify.global is a company focused on revolutionizing banking by providing an easy and redefined banking experience.

What you will do

• Build user-facing features.
• Collaborate with product teams to design backend structures for new features.
• Develop and maintain processes to support other departments.
• Utilize technologies like MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and PHP for development.
• Ensure unparalleled stability and performance of the banking app.
• Coordinate efforts to increase efficiency and scalability.

Requirements

• Experience in any object-oriented language is required.
• Ability to tinker and test own projects.
• Creativity to build industry-breaking user-facing features.
• Fluent in English, both speaking and writing (C1+).

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work setup (2 days remote, 3 days in-office) after initial 3 months.
• Digital Nomad Program allowing up to 20 days per year to work while traveling after the first year.
• €1500 learning budget and additional study leave with hirify.global Academy.
• Monthly contributions to phone and internet bills.
• Provided MacBook.
• Travel expenses covered.
• Fabulous in-house chefs cooking delicious lunches.
• Optional pension plan (Netherlands) and Private Health Insurance (Istanbul).
• Discounts for sports clubs (Urban Sports Club in Netherlands, Multisport gym card in Istanbul).
• Company-wide events and celebrations.
• Dedicated travel budget rewarded for tenure (€1.5k after 2 years, €3k after 4 years) to visit other core offices.