Senior Backend Engineer (PHP & Laravel) at Oowlish

Remote - São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Oowlish, one of Latin America's rapidly expanding software development companies, is seeking experienced technology professionals to enhance our diverse and vibrant team. As a valued member of Oowlish, you will collaborate with premier clients from the United States and Europe, contributing to pioneering digital solutions. The role of Senior Backend Engineer involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services using PHP and Laravel, troubleshooting complex production issues, and contributing to architectural decisions while collaborating closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Frontend teams. The position offers remote work and a supportive work environment recognized as a Great Place to Work, providing opportunities for professional development and international impact.

Requisitos

Habilidades

  • 5+ years of professional experience with PHP and Laravel
  • Strong experience building scalable backend applications
  • Strong SQL knowledge, preferably PostgreSQL
  • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Experience writing automated API tests
  • Experience with Git and GitHub collaborative workflows
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience working with Docker
  • Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms
  • Experience using monitoring and logging tools
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  • 5+ years of PHP development experience
  • Strong Laravel framework experience
  • Experience designing scalable RESTful APIs
  • Strong SQL knowledge with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
  • Experience optimizing database performance
  • Experience writing automated API tests
  • Experience with Docker
  • Experience using Git and GitHub
  • Understanding of CI/CD practices
  • Experience troubleshooting production issues
  • Experience integrating third-party APIs
  • Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments
  • Experience using monitoring/logging tools (Rollbar, CloudWatch, or similar)
  • Experience with healthcare or regulated industries
  • Experience working with telehealth platforms
  • Experience designing distributed backend architectures
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code
  • Experience improving development processes
  • Experience mentoring junior developers
  • Experience with performance tuning and scalability
  • Experience working in fully remote engineering teams

Responsabilidades

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using PHP and Laravel
  • Develop new features while maintaining and improving existing backend systems
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in collaboration with QA, Support, and DevOps teams
  • Build and maintain integrations with third-party services and internal APIs
  • Develop automated tests for APIs and critical backend workflows
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing
  • Monitor application performance, logs, and system health to proactively identify issues
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
  • Document technical solutions, troubleshooting procedures, and internal processes
  • Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and engineering standards

Tecnologias

PHPLaravelRESTful APIsPostgreSQLSQLGitGitHubCI/CD pipelinesDockerAWSmonitoring and logging tools (Rollbar, CloudWatch)Agile/ScrumInfrastructure as Codetelehealth platformsperformance tuning and scalability

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