Senior PHP Engineer

Remote | ENDGAME

- Be part of the company which values results
- Grow fast. Work as a part of a top engineering team
- Build, build, build: start your own pet project, we will mentor and advise
- BYOTS: bring your own tech stack. Ability to explore and influence the decisions
- Perks: laptop, fancy tools, vacations, remote work, all usual stuff

Why
- Because 80% of enterprise software is garbage
- Because long discussions without valuable action can be tiresome
- Because small, diverse expert teams outperform armies
- Because we know how to build faster than yesterday
- Because great engineers deserve better
We're building the alternative.

What We Do
- Deliver working products, not slides
- Unbreak enterprise software
- Ship in weeks, not quarters
- Smaller teams, senior only

The Job
- Pair with product and design daily
- Talk directly to clients and users
- Build systems that scale
- Ship code that matters
- No hand‑offs
- No bureaucracy

You
- Built scalable production systems for real users
- Fixed more than you've broken
- Senior or higher level
- Obsessed with learning
- Done pretending bad code is good

Your Stack and Experience
PHP:
- Strong proficiency in modern PHP (version 8.2+).
- Extensive experience with the Symfony framework (version 5.4+, ideally 6.x) and its ecosystem, including Doctrine ORM, Twig templating, and Symfony Messenger.
- Solid understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and best practices in PHP development.
- Experience building RESTful APIs using Symfony or related bundles (e.g., FOSRestBundle, API Platform).

Databases & Storage:
- Strong experience with relational databases, specifically MySQL (version 8.0+), including schema design, query optimization, and Doctrine migrations.
- Experience with Elasticsearch (version 7.x) for search functionalities.
- Knowledge of Redis for caching and/or session management.

Messaging Systems:
- Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ and understanding of asynchronous processing (AMQP).

DevOps & Tooling:
- Proficiency with Git version control.
- Experience with Docker for local development and containerization.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI).
Testing:
- Experience with PHP testing frameworks (e.g., PHPUnit, Codeception).
- Experience with JavaScript testing would be a plus.

We Don't Want
- Process evangelists
- Architecture astronauts
- Meeting enthusiasts
- Supervision required

The Deal
- Competitive Salary
- Good bonus
- Decent learning budget
- AI tools
- 28 days off
- Remote with occasional travel

Apply
talent@end.game or message @JannyAleks
Include:
- Where did you find this opportunity
- Your location
- Your level of spoken English
- Your CV
- LinkedIn profile
- GitHub = extra ❤️ from us.

FAQ
Q: Remote?
A: Yes. Europe, CET +/- 2 hours.
Unfortunately, we’re not able to hire in Belarus or Russia.
Q: AI tools?
A: Extensively. They do the boring parts.
Q: Work-life balance?
A: Work hard. Rest well. No weekends unless prod is on fire.
Q: Growth path?
A: Build products → Run practices → Build the company
Q: Why "Endgame"?
A: Because we're building what comes next.

That's it.
You either get it or you don't.
If you get it, we should talk.

Equal opportunity employer.
We judge only on ability to ship products.