PP | Senior Backend Developer (PHP) | Fintech | Den Haag | 95k

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer (PHP) who thrives in a tech first environment and wants to have a direct impact on millions of users. If you get a rush from building systems that cannot go down and solving complex payment challenges that actually matter youll fit right in.
Our client is a fast growing fintech company building the technology that powers the next generation of e-commerce. From major marketplaces to global brands millions of users rely on our systems every day. We dont just process payments we enable platforms to accept hold and disburse funds securely. 24/7.

As a Senior Backend Developer (PHP) youll contribute both strategically and hands-on to the core of our platform. Youll work on strengthening critical services introducing cleaner architectures and preparing our systems for new payment flows across Europe. Youll help make smart choices about performance reliability and security and youll be comfortable dealing with the real world complexity that comes with scale. Youll do this as part of one of our four agile Scrum teams focused on in platform payments onboarding and core product innovation working with developers who know payments inside out.
We combine the resources of a global player with the energy of a scale up.
Weve transformed an entire location into a tech only office because we believe the best work happens when youre surrounded by the right tools and people. Our offices are located in Den Haag one of the most loved cities among engineers with beautiful canal- ined streets good beers a strong tech vibe and a walkable centre that keeps life easy.

Your Impact:

• Create and maintain a high availability platform that processes millions of secure transactions every day around the globe.
  
• Break big systems into clean microservices that stay fast when traffic hits across Europe and the UK.
  
• Level up database performance and introduce performance tuning that keeps us fast and reliable under pressure.
  
• Build new in platform payment flows that move money in ways traditional e-commerce never had to.
  
• Create the APIs and tools platforms need to grow without waiting on us.
  
• Help teammates through complex engineering trade offs and communicate technical topics clearly across the organization.
  

What You Bring

• Deep experience with PHP and MySQL you know how to build stable well performing systems.
  
• You can build and ship at a senior level in Laravel or Symfony.
  
• You have worked on high traffic platforms or microservice architectures.
  
• CI/CD Docker Kubernetes caching queues optimization scalability and performance tuning are part of your everyday toolkit.
  
• Experience with Redis or scalable microservices is a strong plus.
  
• You can communicate complex technical topics clearly also to people outside engineering.
  
• You are currently based in the Netherlands.
  

We offer:

• An all in salary up to 95.000 annually incl 8% 13th month depending on your experience and skill!
  
• Hybrid working model in a modern flexible environment.
  
• 24 2 paid vacation days.
  
• One-year contract with the intent to extend indefinitely.
  
• Macbook home office setup and an NS Business Card.
  
• Access to a bike plan if you work 24 hours per week or more.
  
• A developers only office in the centre of Delft built for focus and surrounded by good coffee.
  
• Catered lunches and regular team drinks in a relaxed social atmosphere.
  
• Very short communication lines and a team that values building things properly.
  

Ready Press Apply!