B2B PHP Senior Developer, Romania

Poland and Middle-Eastern Europe

Romania

Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience building scalable backend systems with PHP and MySQL in a B2B environment.

Best fit for

Candidates with 6+ years of PHP backend experience and a track record of mentoring others in agile teams
— “Experience leading or mentoring others will be advantageous”
Individuals with a background in cloud-based microservices and full-stack awareness
— “A good understanding of building and operating cloud-based microservices”
Professionals who have worked on enterprise-level B2B applications and can troubleshoot complex systems
— “Troubleshooting, testing and maintaining the core product and databases to ensure it is functional and scalable”

Things to consider

Work permit is required, which may limit eligibility for non-Romanian residents
— “Work from Romania region and a work permit are required”
The role demands strong communication skills to work with multi-disciplinary teams across regions
— “Good English communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with multi-disciplinary teams”

How to stand out

Highlight experience with implementing product improvements and maintaining scalable systems
— “Suggesting improvements to existing products and implementing them across our platform”
Showcase a history of working with globally distributed teams and cross-functional collaboration
— “Working with globally distributed and multi-disciplinary teams”
Emphasize your ability to write clean, well-designed code following industry best practices
— “Write clean, well-designed code, following coding standards and best practices”
Demonstrate practical knowledge of OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns in your projects
— “Practical knowledge of OOP concepts and SOLID principles”
Include examples of technical documentation creation and maintenance in your resume
— “Support the creation and maintenance of technical documentation”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

successful product improvements
enhanced product scalability
reduced technical issues

Typical background

web application developmentbackend engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

PHP DevelopmentMySQLOOP ConceptsSolid PrinciplesUnit TestingAPI Development

Preferred

GraphQLCloud-based Microservices

Stack & domain

PHP 8+MySQLOOP ConceptsSolid PrinciplesDesign PatternsUnit And Integration TestingSQLApisGraphQLCloud-based MicroservicesProblem SolvingCommunicationTeamworkDocumentationMentoringWeb Application DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentFull StackCloud Services

About the role

Original posting from Poland and Middle-Eastern Europe via Greenhouse

Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner. With over 25 years of experience and a team of 5,000 professionals across 16 countries, we help organizations design and build scalable products, platforms, and data-driven solutions.
We specialize in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products, combining deep technical expertise with a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture.
In the CEE region, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 experts delivering modern applications, data platforms, and AI solutions for clients such as Millennium, ING, Play, Edenred, Arabian Drilling, FedEx, Leroy Merlin, Truecaller, Volotea, Schmitz Cargobull, and many, many more.
Location: Romania
Contract: B2B
You will be:
Key Responsibilities
Defining, interpreting and developing software to written requirements and technical specifications
Suggesting improvements to existing products and implementing them across our platform.
Troubleshooting, testing and maintaining the core product and databases to ensure it is functional and scalable
Assist QA in defining acceptance tests and performing troubleshooting
Support the creation and maintenance of technical documentation
Write clean, well-designed code, following coding standards and best practices
Working with globally distributed and multi-disciplinary teams
Participate in mentoring and knowledge-sharing activities
Your profile:
Skills
At least 6+ years of experience with web application backend development and a good level of PHP 8+ and MySQL
Practical knowledge of OOP concepts and SOLID principles 
Solid experience using design patterns 
Experience with Unit and Integration testing
Experience with SQL, APIs and GraphQL
Knowledge of web product development and services, with awareness of the full-stack
A good understanding of building and operating cloud-based microservices
Good English communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with multi-disciplinary teams
Experience leading or mentoring others will be advantageous
Work from Romania region and a work permit are required.
Recruitment Process:
CV review – HR interview – Interview I – Interview II – Decision

Source: Poland and Middle-Eastern Europe careers (Greenhouse)