Senior Backend Engineer Job at Airalo

Senior Backend Engineer

Airalo

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IT - Software Development

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Employment contract

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Job Description:

Join our team as a Senior Backend Engineer where you will lead the evolution of our global platform with more then 20 million users. We value deep technical mastery, a mentor mindset, and the ability to balance rapid innovation with system stability. While we use Laravel, we highly value the architectural rigor of seasoned Symfony experts ready to pick up Laravel and apply their skills to our ecosystem.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the design of high-performance distributed systems capable of handling global traffic
Develop and refine services to improve scalability and efficiency
Drive the transition toward a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to ensure modularity and resilience
Set the bar for code quality by enforcing SOLID principles, design patterns, and testing standards
Actively coach mid-level engineers through deep code reviews and technical knowledge sharing
Identify bottlenecks in services and implement advanced caching and database strategies
Partner with Product and DevOps to translate complex requirements into scalable technical roadmaps
Participating in on-call rotation

Requirements:

7+ years of professional backend development experience with a deep mastery of PHP
4+ years of building enterprise-grade applications in Laravel or an equivalent senior background in Symfony
Mastery of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and messaging patterns like SQS or Pub/Sub
Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL including performance tuning and handling transactions at scale
Experience architecting on AWS and managing containerized environments with Docker
A champion of clean code, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
Fluent English with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to stakeholders
Must reside in countries with the CET timezone or similar
Must already have permit to work in the country where they are based

Nice to have:

Experience with SaaS/PaaS, SOA, or microservices architecture
Experience with eSIM, or GSMA technologies
Familiarity with Traveltech solutions

What we offer:

Health Insurance
work-from-anywhere stipend
annual wellness & learning credits
annual all-expenses-paid company retreat in a gorgeous destination
Paid on-call rotation (standby fees + overtime pay)
Delayed on-call start (no duties for first 6 months)
Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents
Shared load rotations (Weekdays vs. Weekends)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 15, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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