Senior PHP Developer
**🎯 Role Overview: TrueLabel is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Elixir/Phoenix Developer with a proven track record in building and scaling high-load, business-critical systems, ideally within the iGaming sector. You will be a key contributor to our engineering team, driving the development, optimization, and deployment of robust backend services. Leveraging your expertise in Elixir, the Phoenix framework, event-driven architectures with Kafka, and modern cloud infrastructure, you will ensure our platform’s scalability, resilience, and top-tier performance. This role demands a proactive problem-solver with strong architectural insights and a deep commitment to technical excellence. **⚙️ Your Tasks: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services using PHP and the **Laravel framework; Lead the implementation and optimization of event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ for reliable data streaming and asynchronous processing in **high-load environments; Optimize application performance, scalability, and fault tolerance through advanced caching strategies with Redis and other performance-enhancing techniques; Actively contribute to technical design, system architecture, and integration strategies, collaborating with **cross-functional teams; Manage the full development cycle from analyzing complex business requirements to production deployment and maintenance, ensuring **end-to-end technical solutions; Implement and enforce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices (** DDD, Clean Architecture, Design Patterns**) and established coding standards; Participate actively in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and upholding code quality across all services; Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, architectural deficiencies (e.g., event loopholes), and **technical debt; Contribute to the continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit, integration, e2e), development processes, and observability (** Grafana, OpenTelemetry**). **👤 Our criteria: 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with significant experience in a senior or lead role within high-load, distributed systems; • Expert-level proficiency with the Laravel framework and experience with Symfony (would be a plus); • Mandatory hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for building and consuming event streams; • Extensive experience with Redis for caching, session management, and performance optimization; • Strong understanding and practical experience with RabbitMQ (or other message brokers) for asynchronous task processing; • Proven experience in the iGaming domain or other high-traffic, real-time transaction processing environments; • Proficiency in database design and optimization (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Clickhouse, MongoDB); • Solid understanding of microservice architectures, RESTful API design, and modern architectural patterns ( DDD, Clean Architecture**); • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s) for containerization and orchestration; • Proficiency with Gitlab CI/CD (or similar CI/CD platforms) for automated deployments; • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack); • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills. 💼 Our offer: Flexible work setup — work remotely or from the office, we focus on results, not location; Support for a comfortable work environment — we compensate coworking expenses and EcoFlow power stations to help our team stay productive during power outages in Ukraine; Unlimited vacation and sick leave, because we trust our people to manage their time responsibly; Relocation support for team members who want to move; Regular performance-based bonuses that reward individual and team impact; Learning support — we cover 50% of professional courses and development programs; Language & wellbeing support — we cover 50% of English classes and psychological consultations; Career growth opportunities — we prioritize internal promotions and development; Team culture that actually feels like one — regular gifts, company merch, and team events throughout the year; Real impact — we are small enough for every voice to be heard and big enough to turn great ideas into action quickly. Відгукнутись на вакансію