Senior PHP Developer

Overview

About the Company

Paysera is the first fintech company in Lithuania and an EU-licensed e-money institution. We provide fast, convenient, and affordable financial services globally. Our services range from a payment gateway for e-shops, a finance management app, money transfers, and a parcel locker network. With over 1 million app downloads and growing, we aim to become an industry-leading super app that provides financial and lifestyle services across the globe. At Paysera, we are a start-up-minded team, which means we thrive in a fast-paced environment and seek open communication while placing great focus on upholding our core company values. Join our vibrant international team of over 800+ people across 20+ cities, worldwide.

About the Role

Title: Senior Backend Engineer (PHP/Symfony)

Level: Senior/Senior+

Reports To: Head of Backend Development

Purpose: To design, build, and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems that power Paysera’s financial services, ensuring security, compliance, and high performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput backend services using PHP and Symfony.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and asynchronous workflows.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable data solutions, including relational databases for high-volume workloads.
• Manage in-memory stores and search engines.
• Apply DDD, SOLID, and event-driven principles to model complex financial domains.
• Ensure code quality with unit testing and code review practices.
• Integrate and extend financial systems and third-party services securely and compliantly.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and other developers to ship secure, compliant, and auditable code.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering by leveraging tools to accelerate development — while maintaining rigorous code quality and review standards.
• Mentor peers, participate in code reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing, security, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional backend development experience, with at least 3+ years in enterprise-grade projects.
• Hands-on expertise with PHP 8.2+ and Symfony 6+.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor) in daily coding workflows.
• 3+ years working with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in MySQL/PostgreSQL with evidence of optimizing schemas for high-volume workloads.
• Hands-on experience with Redis and ElasticSearch for high-volume environments.
• Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ (event-driven architecture).
• Proven skills in Dockerized environments and container workflows.
• Strong knowledge of DDD, SOA, SOLID, and event-driven architecture principles.
• Strong testing culture with PHPUnit, code quality tools (PHPStan, PHP CS Fixer).
• Strong debugging skills and experience with monitoring tools (Sentry, Graylog, Grafana, Kibana).
• Proficiency in OAuth2 / JWT authentication.
• Understanding of PSR standards.
• Fluency in English (B2 level) written and verbal.

Required Skills

• Hands-on expertise with PHP 8.2+ and Symfony 6+.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps workflows.
• Hands-on exposure to high-load systems.
• Familiarity with additional languages (Java, Kotlin, Golang).
• Contributions to open-source PHP projects or internal libraries.
• Experience with SOAP/XML-based services in enterprise contexts.
• Experience with front-end technologies and frameworks.

Preferred Skills

• Domain Expertise (Fintech Superpowers — Big Plus!)
• Core banking: Payments, multi-currency, account management.
• Compliance: KYC/AML workflows, sanctions screening, audit trails, FATCA/CRS reporting.
• Financial standards: SEPA, SWIFT, ISO20022, PSD2.
• Risk & Fraud: Transaction monitoring, anomaly detection, rule engines.
• Financial security: PCI-DSS, tokenization, secure key management.
• High-volume processing: Asynchronous queues, batch processing.
• E-commerce & Payments: Payment gateway integrations, card processing integrations, large-scale e-commerce platforms.

Work Conditions & Contract Info

• Employment type: Full-time, permanent contract.
• Work arrangement: From Ahmedabad office - In Hybrid mode
• Core hours: Business hours aligned with CET/EET.
• Compensation: Range TBD (provided by employer).
• Start date: As soon as possible.
• Contract length: Indefinite.

What we offer:

• Work-life Balance: strive for balance with flexible working hours and hybrid work possibilities.
• Innovation Empowerment: get support and freedom to experiment with various AI tools.
• Health & safety: Comprehensive Insurances from day 1 - Mediclaim, Accident, and life insurance.
• Global Work Opportunities: join workations and utilise a work-from-anywhere approach to experience the world.
• Continuous Development: participate in regular skill-building workshops and training sessions to excel your personal and professional development.
• Engaging Workplace Culture: take part in regular team-building events and fun office initiatives.