PHP Back-End Developer

About the Company

SiteGround is a tech product and service company powering millions of online businesses worldwide.

From world-class web hosting, to SaaS platforms for site building, e-commerce, and email marketing, we develop all our products in-house to help businesses start, grow and succeed online more easily.

At the heart of our 20-year success is our people-driven company culture focused on performance, innovation, technical excellence, and early strategic adoption of AI.

Together, we are one of the most technically-advanced companies in our industry, recognized by over 90 of the most prestigious business, employer, and social responsibility awards worldwide.

Our Mission

Treating people right is fundamental to how we work. We treat our customers as we’d want to be treated, we treat each other like family, and we treat ourselves to a good day’s rest or a fun get-together every once in a while.

Our team values have always been the same: Do exceptional work, build the best product and services in our field using the latest technology, pay attention to detail, treat people right, have a positive impact on the world around us, give back, and keep learning.

YOUR ROLE:

Join us as a Back-End Developer and play a key role in building our SaaS platforms, including SiteBuilder, E-Commerce, and Email Marketing. You'll focus on crafting responsive user interfaces, ensuring seamless integration with backend services, and creating an intuitive, visually appealing environment for our customers. Being a part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with the latest technologies, contribute to key milestones such as the launch of new features, and make a tangible impact on the company's growth.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing and maintaining high-quality applications by consistently applying best practices and established design patterns to ensure robust and scalable PHP backend applications.
• Writing clean, testable code.
• Working closely with other members of SiteGround like Product Managers, FrontEnd Developers, QAs, DevOps Engineers.
• Constantly challenging and expanding your knowledge of reliable software architecture, programming and new technologies.
• Actively participate in code reviews.

OUR EXPECTATIONS:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience with PHP.
• Comfortable working with GIT.
• Understanding and experience with OOP Paradigm.
• Experience with a relational database (MySQL, PostgreSQL or other).
• Solid grasp of the HTTP protocol and RESTful API design.

GREAT ADVANTAGE WILL BE:

• Experience with PHP ^8.1.
• Knowledge of SOLID principles.
• Experience with unit testing.
• Experience with Symfony.
• Experience with API Platform.
• Experience in HTML5, CSS3.
• Good command of English.
• Professional certification.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary with achievement bonus;
• Premium Health Insurance plan;
• Employee Assistance program;
• Additional trainings to upskill your job competencies;
• Sponsorship to attend worldwide conferences with full company coverage of business expenses;
• Free company restaurant with our own chef team;
• Free access to our in-office gym with professional instructors (including Table tennis, Yoga, Pilates, HIIT, Prama classes and more);
• Multisport or CoolFit card;
• Additional days off for long service and volunteering;
• Reduced working hours every Friday.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, we’d love to hear from you!

Please note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.