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appflame

Flame up the world with Ukrainian products. We create life-changing products breaking the rules of the game.

Middle PHP Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 201-500H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Ukraine

Posted

20 hours ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Mid Level

Job Description

Middle PHP Engineer

appflame

Role Description We are looking for daring, ambitious, and "a little crazy" people — those who love building real products and dream of launching cool startups. You have the ambition; we have the conditions to make it happen. Your project: Hily. It is a dating app that allows users to be truly themselves and enjoy dating as they are. On Hily, users become part of a community where people find genuine connections and meaningful relationships. The app ranks among the Top 5 dating apps in the U.S. by downloads, competing with market leaders such as Tinder and Bumble. Hily today: - 40M users - 1.5B likes sent - 50M+ matches annually You will: - Work on tasks that you can see directly in the application and even use the features you build. - Be part of a cross-functional team - a full “mini-startup” within the company, where you will take on the role of a Backend Developer. - Work with OKRs, allowing you to focus exclusively on high-impact work rather than busywork. - Deal with high-load systems, plan releases, and, in some cases, roll out features gradually. - Face real technical challenges every day. - Have the opportunity to work with AI assistants if you're interested - they are already part of our environment and can be leveraged in your workflow. Qualifications - 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience. - Have English at a B2 level or higher. - A deep understanding of SOLID principles, strong OOP skills, and design patterns. - Experience with PHP 8.4+. - Hands-on experience with Laravel, MySQL, Redis, and Memcached. - A forward-thinking mindset: you plan changes, deployments, and feature rollouts with impact and compatibility in mind. - Experience leveraging AI coding agents to accelerate development, debugging, and test generation. Requirements - Experience with Elasticsearch. - Experience with DDD methodology. - Experience leveraging AI tools to optimize the software development lifecycle and automate routine engineering tasks. Benefits - Remote-first setup, modern offices with activities, and all the equipment you need, plus compensation to set up your remote workplace. - Fair pay with regular reviews; after probation, compensation for education and English courses, Online Speaking Club, online library, and course access. - Medical insurance coverage, psychologist consultations, unlimited paid sick days, and 31 paid vacation days/year (incl. public holidays). - Corporate events, team-building activities, and paid participation in sports competitions.

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