ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG
Financial Services
SeniorPHPEngineer
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“Senior PHP Engineer at ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG. Skills: Backend engineering, PHP, Distributed systems. Own design and delivery of backend systems. Drive architectural decisions”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years backend engineering experience, Expertise in PHP, Designing and scaling distributed systems, Deep experience with APIs, Deep experience with data storage solutions, Deep experience with messaging systems, Understanding of cloud-native systems, Understanding of cloud infrastructure
Nice to Have
Kubernetes experience a plus, Containerized environments experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Own design and delivery of backend systems
Drive architectural decisions
Evolve systems towards scalable designs
Evolve systems towards event-driven designs
Evolve systems towards distributed designs
Lead technical initiatives end-to-end
Identify system challenges
Address system challenges
Identify process challenges
Address process challenges
Identify scalability challenges
Address scalability challenges
Mentor other engineers
Support other engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Agile work environment
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
SCAYLE Payments enables smooth and innovative payment processes in the ABOUT YOU online fashion store, including the introduction of new marketplace functionalities. As a subsidiary of ABOUT YOU Group and a Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)-regulated Payment Services Supervision Act (ZAG) institute, SCAYLE Payments takes care of all important aspects of payment transactions: From the integration of payment service providers and payment methods at the Online-Fashion-Stores checkout to the deposit and payout processes of end customers and merchants. The team’s objective is to make payment transactions in e-commerce simpler, safer, and future-oriented. * Own the design and delivery of scalable backend systems across the payment lifecycle (PHP 8.3) * Drive architectural decisions and evolve systems towards scalable, event-driven and distributed designs * Lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from discovery to production and iteration * Champion engineering excellence through TDD, CI/CD, and continuous delivery practicesMentor and support other engineers through pairing, feedback, and knowledge sharing * Proactively identify and address system, process, and scalability challenges ## Qualifications * 6+ years of backend engineering experience, with strong expertise in PHP * Proven track record of designing and scaling distributed systems in production environmentsDeep experience with APIs, data storage solutions (PostgreSQL, Redis), and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) * Strong understanding of cloud-native systems and infrastructure (e.g. Kubernetes, containerized environments) * Solid architectural knowledge (microservices, event-driven, hexagonal) and ability to apply it pragmatically * High ownership mindset with the ability to lead, mentor, and influence technical direction ## Additional Information Main Benefits * Flexible working times * 40% discount on our ABOUT YOU online shop * Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere * Language courses (G
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