Backend Engineer – PHP
MultiBank Group, a 20-year-old regulated fintech in Dubai, is hiring PHP backend engineers to maintain and refactor legacy PHP systems powering its crypto spot and CFD trading platforms, while building new features with modern frameworks (Laravel/Symfony) and gradually migrating toward microservices.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 4+ years of professional PHP development experience
- Strong knowledge of modern PHP (7.4+/8.0+) and frameworks
- Experience with both legacy codebases and modern architectures
- Proficiency with MySQL/PostgreSQL and query optimization
- Understanding of RESTful API design principles
- Experience with Redis, message queues, and caching strategies
- Familiarity with Docker and cloud platforms
Nice to have
- Fintech or e-commerce background
Full description
Backend Engineer – PHP
MultiBank Group is a 20-year-old regulated fintech with strong fundamentals and significant growth potential. We’re at an inflection point - modernizing our consumer trading platforms (crypto spot and CFD) to capture a major market opportunity during an unprecedented period of trading volatility.
We need experienced PHP Backend Engineers to maintain and modernize our existing systems while building new capabilities.
The Challenge
You’ll work on mature PHP systems that power critical business functions while gradually migrating to modern architectures. This requires engineers who can maintain legacy code, refactor responsibly, and build new features using contemporary best practices.
The role demands pragmatism in balancing technical debt reduction with feature delivery.
What You’ll Do
- Maintain and enhance existing PHP applications and services
- Refactor legacy code to improve maintainability and performance
- Build new features using modern PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony)
- Design and implement RESTful APIs
- Optimize database queries and implement caching strategies
- Migrate monolithic systems toward microservices architecture
- Collaborate with frontend teams on API contracts
- Participate in code reviews and architectural planning
What We’re Looking For
- 4+ years of professional PHP development experience
- Strong knowledge of modern PHP (7.4+/8.0+) and frameworks
- Experience with both legacy codebases and modern architectures
- Proficiency with MySQL/PostgreSQL and query optimization
- Understanding of RESTful API design principles
- Experience with Redis, message queues, and caching strategies
- Familiarity with Docker and cloud platforms
- Fintech or e-commerce background preferred
What Success Looks Like
- Q1 2026 Critical systems refactored and performance improved
- End 2026 Key services modernized and migrated to new architecture
Why MultiBank
- Shape the evolution of systems serving millions of users
- Work on interesting technical migration challenges
- Supportive team environment with knowledge sharing
- Exposure to both traditional finance and crypto products
- Dubai-based with visa sponsorship available