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Senior Backend Software Engineer (PHP)

Reperio Human CapitalDublin, Republic of Ireland

19 days ago

Job description

162043

Desired skills :

PHP 7 / 8, Symfony, MySQL, REST APIs, CI / CD

Hybrid

Reperio has partnered with an established European product company who are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join their engineering team in Dublin. This team owns a core domain responsible for powering the search and product catalog systems behind a high-traffic consumer platform used across travel, food, wellness, and retail experiences.

This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with engineering, product, and architecture teams to build and optimise backend services, search performance, and catalog architecture that directly impact millions of users across Europe.

Responsibilities :

Develop and maintain robust, scalable services in PHP (7 / 8) using Symfony
Contribute to the design and evolution of backend architecture across search and catalog systems
Build and refine REST APIs to support product discovery and shopping features
Participate in solution design and technical discussions with cross-functional teams
Promote clean, testable code, CI / CD best practices, and strong version control standards
Review code, share knowledge, and support engineering quality across the team
Collaborate with offshore engineers to ensure alignment and consistency

Requirements :

5+ years of backend development experience, ideally with PHP and Symfony

Strong understanding of modern software development practices and lifecycle

Proven experience with REST APIs , relational databases (MySQL) , and clean architecture

Experience with containers and cloud-native environments

Familiar with SOLID principles , design patterns, and automated testing

Collaborative and proactive approach to communication and problem-solving

Self-driven with the ability to take full ownership of technical tasks

Desirable :

Experience in search systems , catalog architecture , or product recommendation engines

Exposure to Elasticsearch , Redis , or RabbitMQ

Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Background in high-traffic, customer-facing platforms

Interest in mentoring or technical coaching

Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.

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Senior Software Engineer • Dublin, Republic of Ireland