Backend Engineer at Inner Circle
Amsterdam, , Netherlands -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Nov, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Aug, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Unit Testing, Redis, Docker, Git, Coding Practices, Performance Tuning, New Features, Optimization, Relational Databases, Mysql, Object Oriented Programming, Rabbitmq, Aws, Laravel, Postgresql, Graphql, Sentry, Ec2, Version Control, Design Patterns, Containerization

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED BACKEND DEVELOPER LOOKING TO MAKE YOUR MARK ON A PLATFORM THAT TOUCHES (AND BRINGS TOGETHER) THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE? THEN YOU’RE AT THE RIGHT PLACE.

The #1 goal of the role is to power the engine that brings more singles together every second. You build fast, reliable and scalable backend systems that enable Inner Circle to deliver new features quickly, keep the app running flawlessly and to create the highest quality dating experience in the world.
Tech stack: PHP 8.3/8.4, Zend Framework, Laravel, MySQL (Aurora), Redis, OpenSearch, RabbitMQ, Docker, AWS (Fargate, RDS, S3, SNS/SQS, SES), Sentry, Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana.

EXPERIENCE

  • 5+ years of in PHP development
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and secure coding practices.
  • Proficient with relational databases (MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL) and query optimization.
  • Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs (GraphQL experience a plus).
  • Familiarity with modern PHP frameworks (e.g., Laravel, Symfony).
  • Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications in AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, or similar).
  • Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, etc.).
  • Solid understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS/EKS or similar).
  • Proficient in version control (Git) and collaborative workflows (pull requests, code reviews).
  • Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience working in agile or scrum teams.
  • Good knowledge of unit-testing and writing testable code.
Responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details

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