Senior Backend Engineer
Freterium
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Egypt
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About the role
- Own backend features end-to-end: scope → design → implement → test → ship → observe
- Build production-grade web services and APIs (primarily in PHP with Symfony)
- Write efficient SQL (MySQL) and use Doctrine ORM effectively; tune queries and indexes
- Improve reliability and performance through thoughtful design, profiling, and instrumentation
- Partner with Product and Design to turn requirements into simple, lovable solutions
- Raise the bar on engineering standards, tooling, observability, and developer experience
- Mentor peers (and be open to being mentored); give and receive clear, actionable feedback
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend experience shipping and operating production systems
- Strong experience with PHP (Symfony), MySQL, Doctrine, RESTful APIs
- Know core software design principles and patterns; write maintainable, testable code
- Are comfortable debugging across the stack and making pragmatic, data-informed trade-offs
- Are excited to work with AI Coding tools daily and continuously improve how the team leverages them
Benefits
- High impact : Small, senior team; your work ships and matters
- Category-defining product : Real-time data, operations research, and ML applied to logistics
- AI Coding tools -forward culture : We embrace new tools responsibly to move faster with quality
- Growth : We’re scaling quickly—you’ll help shape our architecture, processes, and culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PHPSymfonyMySQLDoctrine ORMSQLRESTful APIssoftware design principlessoftware design patternsdebuggingAI Coding tools
Soft Skills
mentoringfeedbackcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunication