Backend Developer PHP Remote

Backend Developer (PHP) #vacancy #backend #developer #php location: world format: full-time Firebird is an international online travel company that organizes trips to Europe for customers from around the world. We have a dedicated software development department that focuses on our internal products that allow everyone else to deliver some of the top-notch, worldwide services. Currently, there are a number of commercially available projects in production that are being actively worked on: - Service for booking rail tickets https://rail.ninja - Online trip builder https://triptile.com - Service for booking hotels https://travel.ninja Tech stack PHP/Drupal 11/Symfony, Maria-DB/MySQL, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Docker. We’re expanding both of the product teams and are looking for experienced PHP Backend developers to join us. Your tasks will include - Designing and creating the product architecture; - Back-end development; - Analysis of business requirements and design of their implementation based on existing and new systems; - Modification, implementation and creation of custom modules, components and themes; - Integration with external services (Payment systems, Salesforce, GDS services, etc.); - Conducting code reviews; - Active use of Company-approved AI development tools (e.g., Cursor) in compliance with internal policies, security standards, and evolving corporate guidelines; - Work with version control systems; - Work in Jira, Confluence. Candidate requirements - 3+ years of backend development experience; - Strong communication skills; - Strong knowledge of PHP (>7.0), code refactoring, coding standards; - Experience with at least one of the popular PHP frameworks; - Knowledge and practical application of OOP principles; - Understanding how web servers work, working in Nginx + php-fpm bundles; - Experience with coding with AI-agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) - Ability to work with the Linux console; - Experience with version control systems (Git). We offer - Competitive compensation based on interview results; - Opportunity to build a stellar career in a fast-growing international travel company; - Opportunity to work with advanced top-of-the-line software for travel management; - Interesting, challenging tasks and a world-class team. 📩 if interested, please send your CV to: olga.z@firebirdtours.com