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.