Backend PHP Developer

Our client is an influencer marketing platform connecting brands with content creators across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Amazon. The platform handles campaign management, creator discovery, content review, payments, and social media integrations at scale.

Tech Stack

• Language: PHP 8.1+ (strict typing, PSR-12)
• Framework: Slim 4 with PHP-DI dependency injection
• Database: MySQL (multiple connections: main, logs, stats)
• Search: Elasticsearch 7
• Queue: RabbitMQ (async processing, delayed exchanges)
• Cache: Memcached
• Infrastructure: AWS (S3, deployment), GitLab CI/CD, Sentry for error tracking

What You'll Work On

• Building and maintaining REST API endpoints
• Designing and optimizing MySQL queries across multiple database connections
• Integrating with social media platform APIs (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon)
• Working with Elasticsearch for creator/content search and indexing
• Building async processing pipelines with RabbitMQ consumers/publishers
• Writing unit and integration tests with meaningful coverage

Requirements

• 8+ years of modern professional PHP development
• Strong experience with MySQL , complex queries, indexing strategies, multi-connection setups
• Familiarity with Slim Framework
• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Working knowledge of message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS)
• Understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPIS specification
• Comfort with Git workflows (GitLab, feature branches, CI/CD pipelines)
• Solid grasp of design patterns: Repository, Factory, Controller-Group, Consumer-Publisher
• Experience with AI assisted programming
• Thirst for learning and improving work flows. The development space is evolving fast!
• Work independently but ask when stuck

Nice to Have

• Experience with social media platform APIs (TikTok, Meta, Google/YouTube)
• Familiarity with AWS services (S3, EC2, deployment pipelines)
• WebSocket experience (Ratchet)
• Firebase/push notification systems
• Twilio/SMS integration

Benefits

• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
• Did we mention it's REMOTE?!!

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