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#job #vacancy #remote #fulltime #lead #backend #php Company - Free VPN Planet Lead Backend Engineer Remote | GMT+1–GMT+5 | Full-time | English B2+ Candidate location - Europe Salary 4500-5500 USD gross Contract type: B2B / contractor We are looking for an experienced Backend PHP Developer who thrives on solving complex challenges and is ready to make a massive impact on a high-traffic product at the intersection of security, massive scale, and digital freedom. We have several projects, with the main tech stack: PHP 7.4 / 8.* Laravel 7 / 8 / 11 MySQL 8 Redis / Memcache What you will do - Managing a backend development team and performing code reviews. - Working with and understanding existing codebases. - Collaborating closely with the team to define and prioritize tasks. - Independently solving tasks of various complexity. - Conducting research tasks to identify the best possible solutions for different problems. - Developing new features and integrating various third-party services into existing projects (we have both API-based projects for client software and admin panels). - Refactoring/optimizing existing Laravel code (we do not have heavy legacy code). - Grooming, task decomposition, and estimation, managing active and planned tasks in YouTrack Dashboards and Gantt Chart. - Occasionally working with Blade templates (we have frontend developers for layout and major features). - Documenting code and completed tasks (for cooperation with other departments). - Creating new projects from scratch. What we are looking for - 7+ years of commercial PHP development experience. - Experience working in a team environment (you should be able to write self-documented and readable code). - Strong collaboration and communication skills. - Experience working with high-load projects (you should understand what server resources your solution consumes and how). - Excellent knowledge of PHP and OOP principles. - Excellent knowledge of SQL & Eloquent. - Solid knowledge and experience with Laravel. - Knowledge and experience working with queues, Redis, Memcache, Nginx, Node.js, Git, Composer. - Knowledge and experience with *nix CLI. - Accuracy and cleanliness in writing code and managing Git. - Self-organization skills. - Written English at B2 or higher. What we offer - Build personal AI agents using our premium infrastructure. - Absolute freedom to work from any location (GMT+1– GMT+4). - Internal R&D opportunities. - Paid time off and sick leave. - Direct impact on a massive, world-class B2C product. - A collaborative environment with some of the best minds. - Hardware upon completion of your probation. Apply here: [link]

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