The Company
GIPHY is the world’s largest place to search, discover, and create all the GIFs. We’re the leading brand in short-form entertainment and visual communication.
We’re a creative and passionate group of GIF-obsessed individuals continuing to build out what we believe is the future of GIFs. We have big goals and are looking for like-minded, talented people to join us.
GIPHY.com receives 200M unique visitors per month, our mobile products have millions of users and our API is integrated into some of the biggest digital platforms in the world. We operate at scale.
Job Summary
We’re looking for a Senior PHP Engineer to help operate and improve our systems so we can provide the best, most relevant content in real time. You will be part of a team supporting and scaling the production infrastructure for the delivery of these applications.
Technology stack:
php 5.6, slim framework, phpunit, mysql, memcached, redis, elasticsearch, docker, composer, kubernetes, kong, aws, facebook auth, google apis, openapi, pytest, lots of 3rd party in general
Requirements:
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— Solid Computer Science background
— Strong web backend skills (PHP, DevOps, DB, Testing)
— Experience of day-to-day communication with English-speaking customers (calls, meetings, demos, etc.)
We offer multiple benefits, such as:
— Challenging work in an international professional environment
— Mastering English language with a native speaker
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— Flexible work-from-home policy
— Competitive salary
— PE accounting and support
— 20 paid vacation days per year
— 14 paid sick leaves per year
— Annual 250$ deposit for attending external events (conferences, workshops, etc.)
— Long-term employment and real opportunities to change roles and projects within the company
— Yoga classes, workout corner
— Collaborative friendly team environment
— Cozy fully equipped office space in the city center (near “Palats Ukraina” subway station)
Responsibilities:
— Contribute to development and deployment processes
— Design and develop fault-tolerant, performant services enabling millions of people to search for
and create GIFs via public-facing APIs
— Deliver constant value back to the business as part of a highly agile team.
— Collaborate effectively with engineers and other team members.
— Be part of an atmosphere of continuous improvement.
— Adapt quickly to new technologies.
—Research and prototype new technologies to be introduced into our systems and
Infrastructure.