Mayflower

PHP Backend Developer

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11 months ago
Limassol, CyprusSenior

Responsibilities

  • Develop and support business tasks for a highload project serving up to 200k requests per second.
  • Work on infrastructure tasks and search for solutions to improve system scalability.
  • Profile and optimize PHP and Go code and solutions.
  • Design and implement REST APIs.
  • Write and maintain unit, functional, and API coverage tests.
  • Work with sharding and replication concepts to support scalable systems.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in PHP or Go development.
  • Proficiency in PHP and MySQL; the project currently uses PHP 8.2.
  • Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
  • Understanding of unit and functional testing, including the ability and willingness to write tests.
  • Practical experience debugging, profiling, and optimizing PHP or Go code.
  • Understanding of data structures and how to select the appropriate structure for a task.
  • Understanding of sharding and replication principles, advantages, and tradeoffs.
  • Experience with Elasticsearch, Redis, microservices, or Golang is a plus.

Benefits

  • EU-based employment contract and a three-year Cyprus work visa with full relocation and visa-process support for the employee and family.
  • EU passport opportunity after four years of residence.
  • Relocation package including flights to Limassol, a company-covered apartment for the first month, and relocation assistance.
  • Provident fund co-funded by the employee and company after probation.
  • Performance reviews twice a year with bonus opportunities and salary adjustments.
  • Private medical insurance for the employee and family.
  • Corporate mobile plan with unlimited Cyprus use and roaming.
  • Mindfulness and well-being support, including psychological assistance with 50% coverage.
  • 50% coverage of school and kindergarten fees for children.
  • Fully covered sports benefits plus access to electric scooters and bike rentals.
  • Professional growth support including language courses, conferences, training, and coaching.
  • Peer recognition program, corporate events, team building, and hackathons.
  • Fully equipped office in Limassol city center.
  • Free office breakfasts and lunches, coffee bar, and health bar.
  • Recruitment process includes HR, technical, live-coding, and final interviews.

Tech Stack

ElasticsearchGoMySQLPHPRedis

Categories

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About Mayflower

11-50 employees

Mayflower Entertainment provides talent procurement, music licensing and supervision, branded entertainment, and sports sponsorship services for consumer brands and agencies. The privately held firm earns fees for sourcing and negotiating celebrity, athlete, influencer, and IP deals, coordinating partnerships, and integrating talent and music into campaigns, content, and events. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Venice, California, it supports activations through a global partner network.

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