Middle+ BackEnd PHP Developer
About the Work: Within the RFA initiative, we develop ProjectUA — a national IT platform for the Government of Ukraine that enables planning, monitoring and evaluation of policy implementation. ProjectUA consolidates government priorities, delivers real-time progress monitoring, and supports transparent, data-driven decision-making. Primary tasks are: ● Design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend solutions in PHP ● Review and improve the existing codebase with focus on security vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks ● Write and maintain unit and integration tests ● Prepare and maintain clear technical documentation Formal Eligibility Requirements (Mandatory): Please note: due to project, contracting, and donor requirements, candidates must meet all of the criteria below in order to be considered: ● Ukrainian citizenship (mandatory) ● Registered Ukrainian Private Entrepreneur of the 3d group (consultancy services) or readiness to register as Private Entrepreneur prior to contract signing ● Legal ability to provide consultancy services under Ukrainian law ● Availability for full-time engagement (Monday—Friday) Required Qualifications: Experience: ● 4+ years of professional experience with PHP ● Strong knowledge of PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.x ● Proven production experience with Yii2 ● Solid knowledge of MySQL, including schema design and query optimization (EXPLAIN, indexes) ● Strong background in API design (REST/JSON) and backend architecture ● Hands-on experience with performance measurement and optimization: profiling code execution, analyzing bottlenecks (slow requests/queries), improving runtime and memory usage ● Practical experience with debugging and troubleshooting: working with logs, reproducing issues, root-cause analysis, and delivering reliable fixes ● Hands-on experience writing unit and integration tests using Codeception ● Good understanding of OOP, SOLID, and clean code practices What We Value Most: ● Engineering mindset focused on long-term product health, not short-term hacks ● Personal responsibility for correctness, security, and reliability ● Proactive and independent approach: ability to propose improvements and drive them to completion As a plus: ● Experience with Vue.js (and understanding how frontend integrates with APIs) ● Experience with Redis / caching ● Experience with Symfony and/or Laravel ● Experience with Docker/CI on a basic level ● Experience refactoring monoliths and improving performance/memory usage Please note: Alinea International does not provide exemptions from mandatory military service requirements for consultants engaged under Private Entrepreneur (PE) contracts. Відгукнутись на вакансію