Backend Developer (PHP/Go)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Go): Building and optimizing high-load backend services for a live entertainment platform with an accent on API design, performance, and scalability. Focus on microservices architecture, solving complex concurrency challenges, and ensuring system reliability under heavy traffic.

Location: Onsite in Limassol, Cyprus. Relocation to Cyprus is fully supported for you and your family.

Company

hirify.global is a technology company that elevates the entertainment industry through high-quality live streaming experiences.

What you will do

• Develop and support business tasks for a high-load project (200k RPS).
• Work on infrastructure tasks.
• Perform profiling and optimizing solutions.
• Ensure unit and API code coverage with tests.
• Search for scaling solutions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in PHP/Go development (PHP 8.2).
• Proficiency in PHP and MySQL.
• Experience with REST API design and implementation.
• Ability and desire to write unit and functional tests.
• Practical experience in debugging, profiling, and optimization of PHP/Go code.
• Understanding of sharding and replication principles, pros, and cons.
• Ability to choose appropriate data structures for specific tasks.

Nice to have

• Experience with Elasticsearch, Redis.
• Experience with microservices.
• Experience with Golang.

Culture & Benefits

• EU-based employment contract with a 3-year Cyprus work visa.
• Full relocation package for you and your family, including flights, first-month apartment, and comprehensive support.
• Private medical insurance for you and your family, corporate mobile plan, and interest-free car purchase support.
• 50% coverage of school and kindergarten fees for your children.
• Investment in professional growth: paid language courses, development programs, conferences, training, and coaching.
• Fully equipped office in Limassol city center with free catering, an in-house coffee bar, and a health bar.
• Strong engineering culture with international teams, corporate events, team buildings, and hackathons.

Hiring process

• HR interview (45 min).
• Technical interview (1.5 hour).
• Live-coding (1.5 hour).
• Final interview (1 hour).