Senior PHP Developer

About SlotCatalog

SlotCatalog is a leading intelligence and data platform in the online casino industry. We serve both players and industry stakeholders by tracking slot games, providing performance insights, and managing large-scale structured data. The business is profitable and growing, with strong traction across both SEO and direct industry relationships. We are now expanding into regulated markets, direct media sales, and AI-powered tools.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a Senior PHP Developer who thinks in terms of architecture, ownership, and real production impact, not just task execution.

Role Overview

This role requires architecture-level thinking, responsibility for production systems, and the ability to make technical decisions that directly influence the product and business outcomes.

You will work closely with Product, DevOps, and Data teams, taking ownership of backend services end-to-end: from design and implementation to release, monitoring, and long-term stability.

What You Will Do

• Design and evolve SlotCatalog’s PHP backend running in real production
• Own features and services end-to-end, including releases and post-release stability
• Make and defend technical and architectural decisions
• Translate business goals into scalable and maintainable technical solutions together with Product
• Improve system performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability
• Confidently read, debug, refactor, and modernize existing code
• Participate in deployments, incident handling, and production troubleshooting
• Contribute to architectural standards and best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of PHP experience in production environments
• Strong knowledge of PHP 8+, OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns
• Proven experience with Laravel and/or Symfony in large codebases
• Deep understanding of PostgreSQL / MySQL and relational data modeling
• Experience designing and maintaining REST APIs under real traffic
• Confident use of Git, code reviews, and responsibility for merged code
• Experience working with:
• Linux environments
• Docker
• CI/CD pipelines
• Practicable usage of admin panels builder filament (v.5)
• Ability to diagnose and resolve production issues under pressure
• English C1-C2 is a must

Strong Advantage

• Experience with SEO-sensitive websites
• Experience with CMS/admin platforms
• Experience with high-traffic content or affiliate websites
• Experience improving old systems without full rewrites

Ownership & Product Mindset

You are a good fit if you:

• Think in terms of outcomes, not just tasks
• Challenge requirements when they are unclear, risky, or inefficient
• Understand how technical decisions impact performance, SEO, data quality, and business metrics
• Are comfortable being fully accountable for what goes to production
• Care about system behavior after release, not only about implementation

Not a Fit If

• You need extremely detailed step-by-step tickets
• You avoid legacy or complex code
• You have never owned features after release
• You are not interested in production stability and real user impact

What We Offer

🎯 Autonomy & Impact
Take ownership of your projects and partnerships - your ideas will directly influence our global growth.

🏡 Remote & Flexible
Work from anywhere with a schedule that supports your productivity and work-life balance.

🌴 Time Off
Enjoy 28 paid vacation days plus an extra day off on your birthday.

🩺 Health & Recovery
Paid sick leave to support your well-being.

📚 Learning & Development
Access to English courses, internal knowledge resources, and professional development opportunities.