Senior PHP Backend Engineer (Remote, Full-Time) [AR025]

Own and evolve a PHP backend handling GPS, telematics data, safety hardware events, and DVR video with real-time alerts.

Lead significant migrations: Yii2-to-Laravel framework and MariaDB-to-PostgreSQL database, ensuring data integrity and architectural soundness.

Take end-to-end ownership of complex production systems including microservices decomposition and backend support for AI-related products in a small senior team.

8+ years of commercial PHP backend development at Expert level with proven experience in complex, large-scale SaaS or production systems.

3+ years advanced PostgreSQL experience; 5+ years advanced API design and third-party integration; 3+ years advanced high-volume data processing including event-driven or IoT data ingestion.

3+ years advanced experience in Laravel and/or Yii2, and PHPUnit testing; 2+ years intermediate experience in microservices or monolith decomposition and AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms).

Experience in telematics, fleet, logistics, video/media file handling, or related IoT and connected-device domains at intermediate level.

Work Experience Required: 8+ years in relevant backend development roles.

Experienced in managing mature, complex production systems with strong ability to work independently and apply technical judgment.

Skilled in backend architectural decisions, particularly in microservices decomposition and large-scale migrations within high data-volume environments.

Domain experience aligned with telematics, logistics, IoT data ingestion, and media file handling, capable of quickly adapting to hybrid AI-integration workloads.