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Senior Backend Developer
€70,000 per annum
Permanent
  • Permanent
  • Ireland (Remote)
  • €70,000 per annum
  • Salary: €70,000 per annum

Senior Backend Developer (PHP & NestJS) – 100% Remote, Based in Ireland

Ready to make a real impact with your coding skills? Join a forward-thinking team building powerful backend systems for progressive political campaigns and advocacy groups worldwide! If you’re an expert in PHP and have experience with NestJS (or are eager to learn), we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do:

  • Develop scalable microservices using NestJS to support next-gen systems.
  • Collaborate with front-end and backend teams to integrate your services with our existing PHP (Yii2) architecture.
  • Write clean, maintainable PHP and TypeScript code to ensure high performance.
  • Optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and push for continuous improvement.
  • Take ownership of security and implement best practices.
  • Lead testing efforts and ensure quality across the board.
  • Be involved in the full software lifecycle, from feature brainstorming to deployment and maintenance.

What You’ll Need:

  • 5+ years of backend dev experience, with a strong focus on PHP (Yii2 experience is a plus).
  • Experience with Node.js/NestJS (or a willingness to learn).
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, and building RESTful APIs.
  • Familiarity with automated testing and scalable, stateless systems.
  • Based in Ireland and legally eligible to work here.

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with Docker, front-end technologies, or transitioning monolithic systems to microservices.
  • Background in adtech or related industries.

What You Get:

  • Competitive salary starting at €65,000 + performance bonuses (15% on average).
  • Profit-sharing (5% of company profits annually).
  • Unlimited paid time off, a monthly wellbeing budget, and a home office setup allowance.
  • Quarterly retreats in locations like Portugal, California, and Italy.
  • 100% remote work—work from anywhere in Ireland.

If you’re ready to be part of a team that’s driving real change and innovating for a better future, apply now!

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