As a Senior PHP Engineer, you will dive into the complex but rewarding world of Sports and Online gaming, integrations, real-time calculation, scrapping data, and reporting, all at a massive scale.

TECHNOLOGY STACK: PHP 8, Symfony 6, Node.js, API REST, MongoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in the design and decision-making of technical solution implementation
• Troubleshoot, analyze, provide workarounds and resolve various software problems
• Mentor and train new team members

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years experience in web application development
• Advanced architecture understanding both on theoretical and practical levels
• Deep knowledge of PHP programming
• Working experience with the Symfony framework
• Knowledge of the entire web stack and how each part impacts performance and reliability
• Exhaustive knowledge of database design and implementation
• Design and business insight
• Commitment to quality, performance, continuous improvement, and efficiency
• Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills
• Experience in taking ownership
• Upper-intermediate level of English

NICE TO HAVES:

• Gaming and sports industry experience
• NodeJS, Redis
• Experience in web application security and performance tune-up
• ELK, Kibana

The Engineering Excellence Team is for engineers who build the systems that power everything else. No product tickets. No UI tweaks. No support loops. You’ll create the tools, standards, and frameworks that make every development team faster and stronger. 

This is deep technical work with massive impact - shaping architecture, unifying processes, and defining how engineering is done across the company. A place for senior engineers who want to build the backbone, not the features. This is not a product team. It’s a technical excellence engine for people who want to build the systems behind the systems - and elevate the whole company through world‑class engineering.   

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the design and decision-making processes for technical solutions 
• Apply best practices in software engineering to minimize tech debt 
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve software issues with a hands-on approach 
• Mentor and train new team members to build a stronger engineering force 
• Bring a blend of design and business insight to your daily work 
• Commit to quality, performance, continuous improvement, and efficiency 
• Collaborate with various dev teams to deliver an exceptional product 

Employees may be required to participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring availability outside regular working hours to respond to urgent issues as needed as per the On call policy. 

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years working with PHP for server-side development 
• Language: Fluent in English (essential for seamless communication) 
• Architecture Expert: Solid grasp of architecture on both theoretical and applied levels 
• PHP Proficiency: Advanced skills in PHP and OOP patterns 
• Framework Familiarity: Experience with Phalcon or Symfony frameworks 
• Real-Time Solutions: Skilled with real-time tech including Sockets, Queues, distributed data streams, and APIs 
• Full-Stack Knowledge: Understanding of the full web stack and how each layer impacts performance and reliability 
• Database Design: Strong expertise in both Relational and NoSQL databasеs 

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with Node.js 
• Messaging & Streaming: Familiar with Queues like RabbitMQ and data streaming with Kafka 
• Caching Solutions: Knowledge of Redis and Memcached 

The Product Launch team is built for people who don’t just maintain systems but create them. We take products from zero to hero, and scale them until they’re strong enough to be handed over to core teams. No legacy constraints. No endless support cycles. Just greenfield builds, modern tech, and real ownership from day one.  

We move fast, think lean, and execute with focus, one product at a time, full commitment, full impact. Every sprint matter, every decision ship value. This is not a support team. It’s a build-from-scratch engine for products that matter, because every hero needs a superhero.

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Technical Quality Ownership - Set and enforce technical standards for code quality, testing practices, deployment procedures, and observability across all teams. Ensure deliverables consistently meet company and industry standards  
• Security & Compliance - Champion security best practices in application design and delivery. Drive secure coding standards, dependency management, and vulnerability remediation across the development lifecycle
• Technology Decisions - Drive and consult on technology choices in collaboration with the Architect and engineering teams. Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and patterns with a clear focus on efficiency, maintainability, and long-term sustainability
• Architecture & Design Guidance - Review and guide system designs, API contracts, data models, and integration patterns. Ensure business requirements are implemented following sound architectural principles and established standards
• Hands-On Engineering - Stay deeply hands-on with production code. Lead by example in modern Java (21/25), Spring Boot 3/4, PHP, Laravel, NodeJS, Kafka Streams, and cloud-native microservices. Conduct in-depth code reviews and contribute to critical path development
• Observability & Operational Excellence - Define and drive observability standards (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) to ensure production systems are transparent, diagnosable, and reliable
• Technology Adoption - Drive the adoption of new technologies and practices across teams. Build proof-of-concepts, define migration paths, and ensure smooth rollouts with minimal disruption
• Cross-Team Collaboration - Act as the technical mediator between Java teams, Team Leads, the Architect, and business stakeholders. Translate business requirements into sound technical guidance and ensure alignment across all parties
• Knowledge Sharing - Foster a culture of technical excellence through design reviews, tech talks, documentation, and hands-on mentoring of senior engineers 

Employees may be required to participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring availability outside regular working hours to respond to urgent issues as needed as per the On call policy.  

REQUIREMENTS  

• Experience: 7+ years of hands-on backend development with strong expertise, including 2+ years in a technical leadership capacity (Tech Lead, Principal Engineer, or equivalent).  
• Technical Expertise:   
  • Deep knowledge of Java (21+), PHP or NodeJS concurrency, JVM internals, and performance characteristics  
  • Strong experience with building production-grade microservices  
  • Strong expertise with Kafka and Kafka Streams — event-driven architectures, stream processing, schema evolution, and exactly-once semantics  
  • Solid understanding of REST API design principles and synchronous integration patterns  
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD, Kustomize), and container orchestration  
  • Experience defining and implementing observability strategies (metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging, alerting)  
  • Strong understanding of application security practices, secure coding, and dependency management  
  • Solid database knowledge: relational and document databases, data modeling, and performance tuning  
• Soft Skills: Excellent communicator who can translate between technical and business language. Comfortable presenting ideas, challenging decisions constructively, and building consensus across teams.   
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively with Architects, Team Leads, Product, and DevOps in a cross-functional environment.   
• Mindset: Ownership-driven, pragmatic, and passionate about engineering excellence. You care as much about maintainability and operational quality as you do about shipping features.   

NICE TO HAVE  

• Experience in iGaming, Sportsbook, or real-time transaction-heavy systems  
• CDC architectures (Debezium)  
• Redis or distributed caching strategies  
• Performance tuning and benchmarking (JMH, async-profiler, JFR)  
• Architecture patterns such as DDD, CQRS, or Event Sourcing  
• Contributions to open-source projects   

The Engineering Excellence Team is for engineers who build the systems that power everything else. No product tickets. No UI tweaks. No support loops. You’ll create the tools, standards, and frameworks that make every development team faster and stronger. 

This is deep technical work with massive impact - shaping architecture, unifying processes, and defining how engineering is done across the company. A place for senior engineers who want to build the backbone, not the features. This is not a product team. It’s a technical excellence engine for people who want to build the systems behind the systems - and elevate the whole company through world‑class engineering.   

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Technical Quality Ownership - Set and enforce technical standards for code quality, testing practices, deployment procedures, and observability across all teams. Ensure deliverables consistently meet company and industry standards  
• Security & Compliance - Champion security best practices in application design and delivery. Drive secure coding standards, dependency management, and vulnerability remediation across the development lifecycle
• Technology Decisions - Drive and consult on technology choices in collaboration with the Architect and engineering teams. Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and patterns with a clear focus on efficiency, maintainability, and long-term sustainability
• Architecture & Design Guidance - Review and guide system designs, API contracts, data models, and integration patterns. Ensure business requirements are implemented following sound architectural principles and established standards
• Hands-On Engineering - Stay deeply hands-on with production code. Lead by example in modern Java (21/25), Spring Boot 3/4, PHP, Laravel, NodeJS, Kafka Streams, and cloud-native microservices. Conduct in-depth code reviews and contribute to critical path development
• Observability & Operational Excellence - Define and drive observability standards (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) to ensure production systems are transparent, diagnosable, and reliable
• Technology Adoption - Drive the adoption of new technologies and practices across teams. Build proof-of-concepts, define migration paths, and ensure smooth rollouts with minimal disruption
• Cross-Team Collaboration - Act as the technical mediator between Java teams, Team Leads, the Architect, and business stakeholders. Translate business requirements into sound technical guidance and ensure alignment across all parties
• Knowledge Sharing - Foster a culture of technical excellence through design reviews, tech talks, documentation, and hands-on mentoring of senior engineers 

Employees may be required to participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring availability outside regular working hours to respond to urgent issues as needed as per the On call policy.  

REQUIREMENTS  

• Experience: 7+ years of hands-on backend development with strong expertise, including 2+ years in a technical leadership capacity (Tech Lead, Principal Engineer, or equivalent).  
• Technical Expertise:   
  • Deep knowledge of Java (21+), PHP or NodeJS concurrency, JVM internals, and performance characteristics   
  • Strong experience with building production-grade microservices   
  • Strong expertise with Kafka and Kafka Streams — event-driven architectures, stream processing, schema evolution, and exactly-once semantics   
  • Solid understanding of REST API design principles and synchronous integration patterns   
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD, Kustomize), and container orchestration   
  • Experience defining and implementing observability strategies (metrics, distributed tracing, structured logging, alerting)   
  • Strong understanding of application security practices, secure coding, and dependency management   
  • Solid database knowledge: relational and document databases, data modeling, and performance tuning  
• Soft Skills: Excellent communicator who can translate between technical and business language. Comfortable presenting ideas, challenging decisions constructively, and building consensus across teams.   
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively with Architects, Team Leads, Product, and DevOps in a cross-functional environment.   
• Mindset: Ownership-driven, pragmatic, and passionate about engineering excellence. You care as much about maintainability and operational quality as you do about shipping features.   

NICE TO HAVE  

• Experience in iGaming, Sportsbook, or real-time transaction-heavy systems  
• CDC architectures (Debezium)  
• Redis or distributed caching strategies  
• Performance tuning and benchmarking (JMH, async-profiler, JFR)  
• Architecture patterns such as DDD, CQRS, or Event Sourcing  
• Contributions to open-source projects   

Who we are

Evoplay is one of the leading iGaming providers, recognized for its innovative approach to game development and technological solutions.

Our mission is to surprise not only the iGaming market but the entire entertainment industry with our interesting and unique products. Our game portfolio of 200+ titles, where each is a unique and exciting story, is presented all over the world, including Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the CIS. The key to this success is the teamwork of like-minded people who are passionate about a common goal and love games. Evoplay is the first to introduce a 3D/VR gambling game at ICE 2018, and created Dungeon: Immortal Evil — the first 3D RPG-inspired hack and slash video slot in 2020. We have received numerous nominations at prestigious iGaming awards ceremonies (EGR’s Awards, CasinoBeats, SBC Awards, etc.).

The expertise we’re looking for

• Excellent knowledge PHP 7.4+;
• Good understanding of SOLID;
• Strong knowledge of PHPUnit;
• Experience with Docker;
• Ability to work with Git;
• Knowledge of Nodejs and Symfony will be a plus;

Your position will include

• Development of a backend part in PHP for slot/table/instant games based on the internal Framework;
• Support of existing games, participation in the development of intra-team projects;

What we offer

We’re here to make a difference! The iGaming world is fun. It’s an exciting and fast-changing industry, and we provide people with different services for their consistent growth, wellness and fun.

• Corporate psychologist;
• Gifts for significant occasions;
• Legal support;
• Flexible working hours;
• Direct access to C-level and opportunity to suggest new business ideas and drive changes.

If you are ready to work in a dynamic team, passionate about the product, technology, and the world of entertainment, we’re waiting for your CV and portfolio to schedule an online/offline meeting and get to know each other better!