Senior be developer (php, laravel)

Hundreds of companies across the EU run their people operations on Sloneek every day. Someone has to make sure that never breaks — and make it faster while we grow. That's this role. Join us as our Senior Backend Engineer (Core Platform) and own the architecture, performance, and direction of the platform thousands of people rely on.

Your playground: the core platform at scale

You'll work on the engine room of Sloneek — the modules every customer touches every day. Right now we're scaling core modules, tuning API performance, and building out a robust async architecture. That's exactly where we need you.

Backend:

PHP 🐘 & Laravel — mature, well-structured, and built to last.

Data:

PostgreSQL & Doctrine, with Redis for caching and queues.

Architecture:

REST APIs and an async worker architecture that has to stay fast under real load.

Realtime:

Firebase & Ably keep the product live and responsive.

Infrastructure:

AWS (S3, SES, SNS, SQS) and Kubernetes support reliable delivery and scale.

Quality:

Unit and integration testing, code reviews, and security practices we actually follow.

What you'll actually be doing

• Build the product: Design, implement, and maintain new features and functionality across our core modules
• Make it fast: Optimize request loading times and overall application performance — with numbers to show for it
• Own the architecture: Lead technical design decisions for the backend, from data models to async workflows
• Ship with context: Work in a cross-functional team to understand what users actually need and translate it into scalable, efficient solutions
• Set the bar: Run code reviews, uphold coding best practices, and keep quality high as the codebase and team grow

You might be a fit if you…

• Have 5+ years in backend engineering: A strong technical foundation and a good instinct for what is and isn't feasible.
• Know PostgreSQL and REST APIs deeply: Not toy projects — data models and APIs that power products people genuinely use.
• Can lead technical design: You've owned backend architecture decisions and lived with the consequences.
• Test what you build: Unit and integration testing are part of how you work, not an afterthought.
• Take security seriously: You know web and API security best practices and the regulatory landscape our industry sits in.
• Communicate exceptionally well: With technical and non-technical people alike, across very different backgrounds.
• Stay curious: You keep up with new technologies, frameworks, and better ways of building software.
• Bonus points: Data pipeline architecture and Python are a big plus — our AI layer isn't far away.
• Have a startup mindset: We act, test, iterate, and move forward as fast as we reasonably can.

❌ You're not a fit if you

need a fully specified ticket to start work, or if performance and architecture are someone else's problem. This role is about owning decisions in a live product with real customers on it.

🌿 Why joining Sloneek makes sense

• Real influence: Expect autonomy, visibility, and impact — without corporate layers
• Flexibility that works: Remote-first collaboration, offices in Prague, co-working spaces Brno, and Bratislava
• Unlimited holiday: Genuinely unlimited, and we expect you to use it
• Growth: We back your development — learning, career growth, and trying better ways of working
• Tools and team: All the equipment you need, and an international, good-humored crew that breathes Sloneek
• Fair pay: In EUR, matched to your seniority