Software Engineer - PHP (WallGold)

As a Senior Backend Developer at Wallgold, you will play a key role in building and scaling a secure, reliable, and high-performance platform for online gold trading. You’ll work on core backend systems that handle financial transactions, user wallets, and real-time trading features — ensuring speed, scalability, and data integrity across the platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using PHP (Laravel).
• Optimize system performance for large-scale financial transactions
• Design and implement RESTful APIs with best-practice security standards
• Collaborate closely with Frontend, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver new features
• Design and maintain relational databases (MySQL / PostgreSQL)
• Implement and monitor logging, caching, and error-tracking systems (Elastic, Redis, Sentry, Prometheus, etc.)
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability
• Participate in code reviews, enforce clean-code principles, and mentor junior developers
• Ensure data protection and secure communication for all financial operations

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development (preferably in fintech or payment systems)
• Strong proficiency in PHP (Laravel or Symfony)
• Excellent knowledge of SQL database design and optimization
• Familiarity with microservices and event-driven architectures
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Solid understanding of security practices: JWT, OAuth2, SSL, encryption, and data protection
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Team player with a sense of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset