PHP – Sr. Software Developer 1

Established in 2004, we are a tech pioneer offering world-class adult entertainment and games on some of the internet’s safest and most popular platforms. With the support of an international team of dynamic and collaborative innovators, we are on a mission to enable safe user experiences and empower our communities by celebrating diversity, inclusion, and expression — all while maintaining robust trust-and-safety protocols. 

We embrace the best of both worlds! Local talent can thrive in our collaborative office space with the flexibility of a hybrid work environment, while remote team members play an integral role in shaping our dynamic culture from afar. We have offices in Montreal (Quebec), Austin (Texas) and Nicosia (Cyprus). 

*A select number of positions require full-time in office attendance*

As a PHP developer, get the opportunity to work on some of the most visited websites in the world, work with big data and have your limits pushed by getting exposed to new technologies while working with some of the most talented developers.

What you'll be doing: 

• Architect, develop, and maintain microservices, APIs, and applications build around PHP and Symfony framework.
• Exploit full potential of diverse backend technologies to leverage real time pipelining of big and secured data.
• Work with caches, messaging queues, databases, and diverse in-house and third-party systems.
• Foster team spirit and the ambiance of learning and growth by interacting, driving, and teaching junior and intermediate teammates
• Take ownership of components and domain knowledge, guide your peers through pull requests and code reviews, participate in the propagation of development culture, processes, and values shared by the team.

What you'll need to be successful:

Must Haves:

• 5+ years related work experience as a backend software developer, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering an asset
• Excellent knowledge of a web language (PHP, Java Web, Python, GO, etc.)
• Understanding of computational and data complexity, scalability, security
• Good knowledge of applicable design patterns, algorithms
• Ability to architect, build and own efficient applications and components.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with PHP alongside a framework (Lumen, Yii, Laravel, Symfony, etc.)
• Experience with Docker, ELK, RabbitMQ, Redis and GitlabCI
• Strong knowledge of database technologies to scale for high volume web sites (Redis, Memcached)
• Experience in dealing with large scale websites that receive millions of visits per day

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

In this role you may be exposed to adult content