Software Engineer (PHP)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (PHP): Designing and developing mission-critical payment platform services with an accent on scalability, security, and high-performance transaction processing. Focus on building backend services for merchant integrations, payment routing, and leveraging AI-assisted development for platform modernization.

Location: Shah Alam, Malaysia

Company

hirify.global is a global lifestyle brand for gamers, dedicated to revolutionizing the gaming experience through a worldwide team across five continents.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services, RESTful APIs, and integrations for payment transaction flows.
• Implement scalable and resilient software components to handle high transaction throughput and concurrent processing.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements to ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps teams within an Agile framework to deliver new payment features.
• Research and integrate AI-powered developer tools for automated refactoring, log analysis, and productivity analytics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in backend software development.
• Strong proficiency with the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP).
• Experience developing RESTful APIs, integration services, and data processing components.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and database query optimization.
• Proficiency with version control systems such as Git.

Nice to have

• Experience in Payment Gateways, FinTech, or Banking platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Redis, CouchDB, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, or Kafka.
• Exposure to AI coding assistants and developer productivity platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to make a global impact while working with a distributed team across 5 continents.
• Unique, gamer-centric #LifeAthirify.global experience.
• Environment supporting accelerated personal and professional growth.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an Equal Opportunity Employer.