We are looking for a motivated Junior+ Backend Developer to join our development team.
As a Junior+ Backend Developer, you will work together with experienced developers to develop, maintain, and improve existing and new web projects. You will be involved in backend development, database-related tasks, debugging, integrations, and ongoing support of company projects.
This is a great opportunity for a developer who already has practical PHP/Laravel experience and wants to grow their technical skills while working on real-world projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend functionality for company projects
- Implement new features and improvements
- Provide ongoing support and bug fixing for existing solutions
- Write clean, readable, and reusable code
- Work with databases and develop SQL queries
- Integrate external APIs and third-party services
- Participate in debugging and troubleshooting of applications
- Work with Git and follow the team’s development workflow
- Work with Linux systems and basic server-side tasks
- Participate in code reviews and team discussions
- Follow development tasks and priorities defined by the team lead
- Learn and apply new technologies and development best practices
- Communicate with other developers, QA, and other team members
- 1+ year of commercial or practical experience in web development
- Good understanding of PHP
- Basic to intermediate experience with Laravel
- Good understanding of SQL
- Basic knowledge of JavaScript, HTML and CSS
- Experience with Git
- Basic knowledge of Linux and Bash commands
- Understanding of REST APIs and basic API integration concepts
- Basic understanding of MVC and OOP principles
- Ability to read and understand existing code
- Ability to research solutions and learn new technologies independently
- Attention to detail and responsible attitude toward tasks
- Ability to work independently and as part of a development team
- Good time-management and problem-solving skills
- Intermediate English or higher
- On-site work from office in Kyiv or in Tirana
Would be a plus
- Experience with WordPress
- Experience with Docker
- Basic knowledge of Nginx or Apache
- Experience with Laravel queues, jobs, events, and scheduled tasks
- Understanding of database migrations and optimization
- Experience with Linux server administration
- Familiarity with PHPUnit or other testing frameworks
- Experience with CI/CD
What we offer
- Opportunity to work on real commercial projects
- Mentorship and support from experienced developers
- Opportunity to grow to a Middle Backend Developer
- Experience with modern development tools and technologies
- Interesting tasks involving APIs, databases, integrations, and automation
- Friendly and collaborative development environment