Remote Backend PHP Developer

Help Us Build The Future of Travel At Airalo, we're making it easier for people to stay connected wherever they travel. As the world's first eSIM store, we help millions of travelers access affordable mobile data in 200+ countries and regions around the world.

Today, we're a team of 400+ people across 60+ countries, building a product used by travelers every day. We're fully remote by design, genuinely global, and united by a shared mission to make travel simpler for everyone.

Location: Remote, anywhere in Spain or the UK.

Contract:

Spain: Full-time, permanent contrato indefinido via Deel (our employer of record in Spain)

UK: Full-time, permanent

Languages: English is our main working language day to day, so you'll need to be comfortable communicating in it both in meetings and async.

We've put together a guide for each of the hubs we hire from most, covering our benefits, remote culture, employment setup, and what our team values most:

Are you a passionate backend engineer who thrives on solving complex architectural puzzles in PHP ?

Join our team as a Backend Engineer where you will lead the evolution of our global platform with more then 30 million users.

Laravel , we highly value the architectural rigor of seasoned Symfony experts ready to pick up Laravel and apply their skills to our ecosystem.

Implement functional APIs and optimize query performance to ensure a seamless user experience.

Contribute to our modular architecture, helping us build resilient, service-oriented systems.

Collaborate closely with Senior Engineers and Product teams to turn requirements into high-quality technical solutions.

3-5 years of professional backend development experience with a solid command of PHP.

• Proven experience building applications in Laravel or a strong background in Symfony with a desire to transition.
• Solid knowledge of SQL, including database indexing, migrations, and basic query optimization.
• AI Proficiency: Ability to effectively use AI tools during technical tasks; we value engineers who know how to prompt, validate, and iterate with AI to build better software faster.
• Experience with testing, specifically writing unit and feature tests to ensure code reliability.
• Fluent English with the ability to communicate technical progress and seek support effectively within a remote team.

Bonus

Familiarity with caching mechanisms (Redis/Memcached) and Cloud services (AWS).

Given this role is remote and available to candidates across some countries in Europe, this range represents the full salary range for this role across our available locations in the EU. We’re committed to discussing these ranges openly during your first call with our Talent to ensure we’re aligned for takeoff!

Today, millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs, and many of the people building the product were customers first.

For many of our teammates in Spain, it's the combination of stability, flexibility, and genuine work-life balance that makes Airalo feel like home.

Today, millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs, and many of the people building the product first discovered us as customers.

Paid Rotation: We offer standby fees + overtime pay.

Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents.

Shared Load: Rotations are split (Weekdays vs. Weekends) to minimize fatigue.

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