BackendPHP Engineer
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Job Summary
At Airalo were making it easier for people to stay connected wherever they travel. As the worlds first eSIM store we help millions of travelers access affordable mobile data in 200 countries and regions around the world.
Today were a team of 400 people across 60 countries building a product used by travelers every day. Weve grown quickly but weve worked hard to keep what matters: trust ownership and the freedom for people to do great work without unnecessary layers or bureaucracy.
Were 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
- Benefits: Learn more about our benefits here in this link - English is our main working language day to day so youll need to be comfortable communicating in it both in meetings and async.
Curious what its actually like to work at Airalo Weve 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:
- Develop and maintain robust backend services capable of handling high-volume global traffic.
- 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.
- Write clean maintainable code by applying SOLID principles OOP best practices and design patterns.
- Master the art of debugging identifying and resolving issues across our stack with precision.
- Integrate asynchronous processes using queues and basic event-driven patterns to improve system efficiency.
- 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.
- Strong understanding of OOP interfaces and code modularity; you know why clean code matters.
- 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.
- Familiarity with modern infrastructure including Docker and basic CI/CD pipeline troubleshooting.
- 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.
- Familiarity with caching mechanisms (Redis/Memcached) and Cloud services (AWS).
- Experience with SaaS or Traveltech solutions.
- Experience with eSIM or GSMA technologies.
- A curiosity for distributed systems and horizontal scaling.
At Airalo we believe in roaming-free recruitment. Just as we provide clear connectivity for travelers we provide clear salary ranges for our candidates.
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. To ensure equity based on where you reside we use a tiered location model:
Spain: 58000 to 83500
Your Home Destination: Specific salary ranges used in offers are determined by where you reside. Were committed to discussing these ranges openly during your first call with our Talent to ensure were aligned for takeoff!
We started Airalo to make staying connected effortless wherever you are in the world. Today millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs and many of the people building the product were customers first.
Our team is united by a shared belief that great work happens when people are trusted to own what they do. As Airalo continues to grow so do the opportunities to learn take on new challenges and make a real impact.
For many of our teammates in Spain its the combination of stability flexibility and genuine work-life balance that makes Airalo feel like home.
We started Airalo to make staying connected effortless wherever you are in the world. Today millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs and many of the people building the product first discovered us as customers.
Our team spans 60 countries but what people often notice quickly is how work actually feels here. Theres trust to own what you do space to focus without constant layers of process and a clear sense of what youre responsible for from day one.
As Airalo continues to grow people tend to stay for a mix of things: the chance to work on a product used globally the autonomy to shape how they work and the opportunity to keep taking on new challenges without getting stuck in one lane.
Participating in our on-call rotation is a core expectation of this role. Its essential for maintaining 24/7 service reliability across our global operations ensuring our systems remain resilient and our customers experience uninterrupted service regardless of time zone or geography.
- Paid Rotation: We offer standby fees overtime pay.
- Delayed Start: No on-call duties for your first 6 months.
- Rest & Recovery: Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents.
- Shared Load: Rotations are split (Weekdays vs. Weekends) to minimize fatigue.
Please refer to the On-Call Policy in the Airalo Handbook for full details: You Hit Apply
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About Company
Find travel eSIMs for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices in over 200 destinations. Purchase data for countries, regions, or global connection.
