Senior Backend Developer

Muse Group

Muse Group empowers music makers. We create the world’s most popular apps for playing, recording and composing music.

Through our innovative learning tools, expansive music catalogs and free open-source software, we make it easier for millions — from beginners to experienced musicians — to be creative every day.

Our talented team of music lovers collaborates all over the globe, from Limassol to Seoul and Boston to Berlin. We’re an ambitious company with the drive and culture of a startup, with many more exciting Muse Group developments to come.

We are seeking a skilled PHP Developer who will be responsible for designing and implementing new features, debugging and resolving technical issues, and collaborating closely with the design team to enhance UI/UX. You will also be responsible for writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement new features for the e-commerce platform.
• Debug and resolve technical issues to ensure smooth platform performance.
• Collaborate with the design team to implement UI/UX improvements.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure code stability.
• Ensure the platform is optimized for scalability and performance under heavy load.

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience with modern PHP (we use PHP 8.0), with the ability to leverage the strengths of the language.
• Ability to design and optimize relational databases (we use MySQL).
• Experience working with Yii2.
• Capability to manage projects independently, from design to release and support.
• Skill in estimating deadlines, promptly flagging issues, and focusing on results.
• Understanding of which tasks can be solved "quickly" and which require a more "perfect" solution.
• Experience in optimizing PHP applications under load.
• At least B2 level of English

Nice to have:

• Experience with high-load projects that have a long development history.
• Experience sending analytical data to services/storage (Clickhouse).
• Experience working with search systems (Elasticsearch).
• Experience delivering large-scale video content.