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Senior Backend Engineer - PHP/Laravel
Job in
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, 30604, USA
Listed on 2026-05-31
Listing for:
Blue Code
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-05-31
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Backend Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Blue Code is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer (PHP / Laravel) with strong Dev Ops skills to join a growing engineering team for our client in Valencia. You'll work closely with a Tech Lead, Product Manager and Designer to build and scale the backend of a modern content operations platform with AI-powered features.
This is a hands‑on role combining backend excellence with real Dev Ops ownership. You'll be part of the engineering team in Spain of this company, originally from the Netherlands.
Responsibilities:- Design, build and maintain Laravel/PHP services powering the content operations platform
- Own and improve AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3), Docker-based deployments and CI/CD pipelines
- Model and optimize MySQL schemas, queries and indexes for performance at scale
- Follow SOLID principles, modern PHP best practices and cover your work with unit tests (PHPUnit / Pest)
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design and AI teams to ship features pragmatically
- Minimum 7 years of backend development
- Strong hands‑on expertise with Laravel and modern PHP (8.x)
- Solid hands‑on Dev Ops experience: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3), Docker and CI/CD pipelines
- Solid MySQL skills: schema design, query optimization and indexing
- Experience writing unit tests with PHPUnit or Pest
- Comfortable with Git workflows (branching, code reviews, rebasing)
- Effective use of AI coding tools (Git Hub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) in daily work
- Product‑minded engineer who used to collaborate with designers, PMs and frontend engineers
- Fluent English (minimum B2) is a must
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) or Kubernetes
- Experience with Git Lab CI specifically
- Knowledge / Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks
- Experience in startup or scale‑up environments
- Interest in AI‑powered products or workflow automation
- Be part of the first engineering team in Valencia of this company
- Work on a modern, AI‑enabled B2B product
- High trust, low bureaucracy, real ownership
- Permanent contract from day one
- Hybrid work model in Valencia
- Free parking at the office
- Quarterly trips to Amsterdam for team alignment
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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