Open Opportunity
Vinetech Digital
Senior PHP Backend Developer
Vinetech Digital
They are building an AI-first engineering team focused on creating scalable financial technology products in the Swiss real estate investment market. Their platform enables thousands of investors to co-invest in income-generating real estate and financing opportunities.
The engineering culture is built around Extreme Programming (XP), Test-Driven Development (TDD), short iteration cycles, and AI-assisted software development. They are looking for an experienced backend engineer who doesn't just write code - but knows how to leverage modern AI development tools to deliver exceptional results.
This is a role for someone who enjoys ownership, high engineering standards, and moving fast without compromising quality.
What You'll Do
Design and build scalable backend services using Laravel and PHP.
Develop clean, maintainable, high-performance code capable of handling high concurrency.
Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) using Pest and PHPUnit.
Own backend architecture from implementation to deployment.
Deploy and maintain applications on Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Build).
Optimize databases, queries, indexing, and API performance.
Monitor production systems, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve the codebase.
Collaborate closely with frontend developers, QA, Product Manager, UX Designer, and CTO in a small, highly collaborative engineering team.
Must-Have Skills
5+ years of professional PHP development
Extensive commercial experience with Laravel
Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming
Solid experience with REST APIs
PostgreSQL or MySQL
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Docker, Cloud Build)
Strong understanding of software architecture and clean code principles
Experience with TDD (Pest/PHPUnit)
Excellent English communication skills (B2+ or higher)
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Nice to Have
Laravel Horizon
Laravel Pulse
GitHub Actions
Experience contributing to open-source projects
Experience with Google Antigravity (currently a plus rather than a requirements
What They're Looking For
Beyond technical skills, they value developers who:
Deliver significantly more than the average engineer by effectively combining deep technical expertise with AI-powered workflows.
Think critically about AI-generated code rather than accepting it blindly.
Build structured prompts, reusable context, and efficient development workflows.
Work on a modern AI-first engineering team.
Influence architecture and technical decisions from day one.
Access to the latest AI development tools and subscriptions.
Google Cloud infrastructure and modern engineering practices.
Small team with direct access to decision-makers.
Opportunity to build products used by a growing community of more than 27,000 investors.
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