Senior PHP Developer

Brainence is a software development company with 9+ years of experience building powerful products and scaling development teams. We’ve collaborated with 50+ startups and enterprises, helping them build their MVPs, augment their engineering teams, and launch their products successfully. Our expertise spans across industries such as healthcare, edtech, real estate, retail, construction, logistics, insurance, and more.

The health app you’ll contribute to is a comprehensive well-being platform designed for companies worldwide. It’s the go-to resource for employees seeking support, guidance, and advice on challenges in their work and personal lives. Whether it’s reading an article on mental health, completing a financial assessment, or connecting with a counselor, the app has you covered.

It also offers fitness tracking, integrations, perks like gift cards, and social recognition features—all aimed at promoting employee well-being and fostering a positive workplace culture.

Our team of 35+ backend developers is building and maintaining a large-scale, modern web infrastructure hosted on AWS, using technologies like Python, PHP, Node.js, Mongo, DynamoDB, and MySQL.

As our platform expands globally, we face exciting challenges like distributed data storage, performance optimization, and scaling. We work across the entire development lifecycle—designing solutions, writing and testing code, automating deployments, and collaborating with web, iOS, Android, QA, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver exceptional results.

We’re also migrating from a monolithic application to a microservices architecture using tools like the Serverless Framework and AWS services.

Our work environment is friendly and supportive, encouraging developers to learn, grow, and share ideas. We attend conferences, host team workshops, and explore new technologies to drive innovation and build a strong foundation for the future.

Technical skills matter, but what we value most is a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. Our backend team is looking for people who enjoy solving problems, building new things, and supporting their teammates. Strong communication, teamwork, and a knack for mentoring others are key to helping the whole team grow. If you’re excited about growing your career with new technologies in a collaborative, supportive environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.

• 5+ years job experience as a software developer
• 3+ years experience with PHP
• Experience with Laminas, Zend or Symfony
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with a cloud platform such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Experience writing tests and knowledge of TDD
• Knowledge of development principles such as OOP and SOLID
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases such as MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, and Dynamo
• Experience with CI / CD platforms such as CircleCI, Travis, GitHub Actions, or ADO
• Experience with static analysis tools like PHPStan, Psalm, and PHPMD
• English and Ukrainian languages at Upper Intermediate level or higher

Nice to have:

• Experience with Nginx or Apache configuration
• Experience with AWS services such as ECS, EKS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and Event Bridge
• Experience with multiple software development languages, ideally Python, Node JS, or TypeScript
• Knowledge of Clean Architecture and DDD principles

• Long-term project: 1 year or more
• Probationary period: yes, reviewed after three months
• Work schedule: full-time with flexible working hours, European time zone

• 18 vacation days and 10 sick days
• 2 extra unpaid days off each month
• Work remotely or from our Lviv office
• All necessary equipment provided
• 50% covered for courses, webinars, and training
• Team that makes Mondays feel less like Mondays