Software Engineer - Backend (PHP)

Location
Dubai, Dubai, ae
Posted
Oct 6, 2026
Last seen
Oct 10, 2026

About the role

- Work as part of a cross functional team to help and lead the development of new features - Show off your code review, debugging and refactoring skills, taking advantage of every opportunity to make the codebase better - Contribute to application improvement & optimization (through code audits, refactoring, caching, architecture changes). - Write DRY code while using various best practices - Help define requirements for new features and assist with Sprint planning - Work with business stakeholders in shaping, estimating and planning new requirements - Participate in regular showcases of new work to the product owners and business stakeholders - Strive for continuous improvement within the team - Passionate about building and optimizing performance - Ability to work in an Agile and high-paced environment - Happy to take technical leadership on project work - Work closely with the product team

- BSc in computer science or equivalent experience - A minimum of 3 years experience - Expert on PHP or Nodejs and hands on experience in microservices - PHP proficiency in large, scalable web applications - Experience with PHP frameworks ( Laravel, Symfony etc.). - Understanding of version control systems such as GIT. - Experience with Agile development and JIRA. - Basic understanding of Unix commands and environments. - Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.