Senior PHP Developer (Wallgold)

Job Description

Wallgold is building a secure and reliable platform for online gold trading, focused on delivering a seamless financial experience through scalable technology and high-performance infrastructure.

Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain backend services using PHP (Laravel).
Optimize system performance for large-scale financial transactions.
Design and implement secure and scalable RESTful APIs following industry best practices.
Collaborate closely with Frontend, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver new features and enhancements.
Design, manage, and optimize relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Implement and monitor logging, caching, and error-tracking systems (Elastic, Redis, Sentry, Prometheus, etc.).
Write unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability and maintainability.
Participate in code reviews, promote clean-code principles, and mentor junior developers.
Ensure data protection, secure communication, and reliability across all financial operations.
Contribute to improving backend architecture, scalability, and development processes.

Qualifications:
5+ years of professional experience in backend development, preferably in fintech or payment systems.
Strong proficiency in PHP and frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony.
Excellent knowledge of SQL database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
Familiarity with microservices and event-driven architectures.
Experience working with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
Solid understanding of security practices including JWT, OAuth2, SSL, encryption, and data protection.
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Experience working in collaborative and agile development environments.
Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset.
Good communication and teamwork skills.