Senior PHP Engineer - Checkout - Pre-Confirmation (all genders)

Location: Hamburg, HH, de

Company Description

SCAYLE stands for innovation, international collaboration, and a strong focus on data. We believe that stepping outside of our comfort zone and making bold decisions is key to growing both professionally and personally. Instead of seeing problems as obstacles, we approach them as opportunities to find better solutions. We work in an environment that encourages flexibility, creativity, and continuous development. What drives us is the shared motivation to make an impact and actively shape the future of eCommerce.

Job Description

• Design and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and microservices (PHP/Laravel/Symfony) powering the checkout experience
• Build event-driven pipelines using AWS SNS/SQS for asynchronous payment, order, and inventory processing
• Optimize database queries (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and Redis cache layers to handle massive traffic spikes smoothly
• Write automated tests, review pull requests, and advocate for sustainable architecture and clean code
• Collaborate daily with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-impact improvements in short sprints
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and balance long-term code health with pragmatic product delivery

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development experience with senior-level ownership
• PHP 8.x mastery using Laravel, Symfony, or modern enterprise frameworks
• Relational database & caching skills (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis)
• API & microservice design with OpenAPI/Swagger standards
• Asynchronous processing experience using SNS/SQS
• Containerization & CI/CD workflow knowledge (Docker, Git, GitLab CI)
• Fluent English with transparent, solution-oriented communication

Nice To Have:

• Background in e-commerce, checkout flows, or payment processor integrations.
• Experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and application observability/monitoring tools.

Additional Information

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Simply apply online via our career page - we will get back to you as soon as possible!
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A Place Where You Can Be You
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.
Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.
What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and fairness.