PHP Backend Developer (Microservices / Tracking Systems) at Autodoc

We are looking for a skilled PHP Developer to join our Tracking Team. The primary responsibility of this role is developing, maintaining, and optimizing tracking-related functionalities on our e-commerce platform. Your role will involve working with both monolithic and microservices architectures, focusing on event tracking, conversion tracking, and audience management for marketing purposes. 

The position is available for candidates based in Portugal.

Responsibilities

Component Decoupling:

• Design and implement scalable and maintainable microservices architecture
• Ensure smooth transition and integration of decoupled components
• Analyze the existing PHP monolith to identify Customer Acquisition-related components and refactor into microservices

Development and Integration:

• Develop and maintain tracking functionalities for various events (e.g., product views, order completions, referral tracking)
• Create and maintain Composer PHP package(s), ensuring proper versioning
• Integrate with third-party services such as Google and Facebook, as well as others, including affiliate networks, for audience management and conversion tracking

Optimization and Performance:

• Implement efficient queue and worker systems for processing tracking data
• Optimize code for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Conduct regular performance audits and implement necessary improvements

Collaboration and Documentation:

• Work closely with the development team, QA engineers, data analysts, and marketing teams
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all developed systems and processes

Maintenance and Support:

• Monitor and troubleshoot issues related to tracking systems
• Provide timely support for critical tracking-related issues
• Implement updates and patches to ensure system reliability and securit.

Required Competence and Skills:

• Strong proficiency in PHP frameworks (e.g., Laravel, Symfony)
• Solid understanding of monolithic and microservices architectures
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining Composer packages
• Experience with queue systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka)
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and web services
• Familiarity with tracking pixels, conversion tracking, and marketing analytics
• Knowledge of database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, ClickHouse)
• Experience in refactoring and migrating large-scale applications
• Previous work on data generation and handling large data sets
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) is preferred
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Scrum methodologies is a plus
• Familiarity with marketing technologies and tracking systems is highly desirable
• English B1 is a must, Russian (B1+) is a strong advantage.

Nice to have

• Knowledge and experience with Go Lang is an advantage, but not mandatory
• Experience with e-commerce platforms

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Good communication and teamwork abilities
• Attention to detail and commitment to code quality
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and technologies.

We offer

• Fast growing international company with stable employment
• Strong annual vacation package, depending on country of hire, and 1 additional day off on your birthday
• Country-specific additional benefits (e.g., Meal Allowance, Healthcare Insurance)
• Mental Wellbeing Program- providing you and your immediate family members with free and confidential mental and physical health support services for a wide range of personal and work-related issues
• AUTODOC Corporate Discount
• Opportunities for advancement, further trainings (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform) and coaching
• Free English and German language classes
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work