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