Position: Backend Engineer PHP/Laravel for longterm commitment in product company
Company: Spherio Solutions
Experience required: 5y
English level: intermediate

We are looking for a senior backend engineer in PHP/Laravel with great integration skills that is looking for a long term commitment within a SaaS-product company.

As a Backend Engineer at Spherio you will be one of those who shape our tech future. You will develop new features, mentor junior talent and be part of all our tech processes. The tech world is ever changing and you will be a crucial part in keeping us on the cutting edge of tech. We are a fast moving startup and having knowledge and the drive to work in such a dynamic environment is a huge plus. You will work with both frontend and backend backend tasks, ready to take on any challenge.

Currently our tech department consists of 6 devs. Frontenders, fullstackers and backend devs. Our DevOps is run by a crew in Ukraine. Some of our devs are sitting at our office in Stockholm, others are dispersed in Sweden and one is working remotely from the Philippines. We believe that you should work from where you work the best. We use Jira and yes this is a green field project and we are a product company. Our techstack is as follows. Frontend is written in TypeScript and Next.js. The backend is PHP/Laravel/Nova. We run our stuff in docker containers, orchestrated by Kubernetes in AWS. Sounds fun, right?

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, sexual orientation or race. We strongly believe in a sound work life balance and keep culture and psychological safety as our top priority. We support women in tech and female applicants get a fast track in the process.

We believe in talent and the possibility to grow. The list below is what we think you know, if you don’t check all the boxes but are interested in the offer,  apply and let's talk.

Things that would be great if you know/have and/or like:
5+ years of experience of PHP
Extensive experience in Laravel
Experience in integrating with payment providers and such is a big plus
Good knowledge of the cloud and especially AWS is a plus.

Things that we can offer you:
A role with lot’s of freedom and development opportunities
The opportunity to change an industry and empowering brands to become more circular
Fixed salary and 6 weeks of paid vacation + local bank holidays
Paid sick leave mimicking Swedish labor laws (these are strong)
Be part of a highly motivated distributed start-up development team with high ambitions
Wellness allowance