Senior PHP Backend Developer

SHIFTBASE B.V. logo Senior PHP Backend Developer - Hybrid - - Zoetermeer , Zuid-Holland , Netherlands - €5,000 - €7,000 per month - IT / Engineering About Shiftbase At Shiftbase, we build workforce software that helps people get work done. Thousands of teams across Europe rely on our platform every day to plan work, track time, and manage leave, freeing them from unnecessary admin so they can focus on what matters and what sparked their business. As we continue to grow in customers, usage and product ambition, the demands on our platform grow with us. Our backend needs to scale in quality, reliability and speed of change . That's why we're investing heavily in modernising our platform, building a foundation that allows us to move faster, deliver better experiences, and support the next phase of Shiftbase's growth. About the role: As a Senior Backend Engineer, you are a key driver of both product delivery and platform modernisation. You work on the core of our backend, improving reliability, performance and scalability, with the explicit goal of turning Shiftbase from a platform people enjoy into a platform they love. You help evolve a mature monolithic codebase into a more modular, testable and future-proof architecture. By modernising the foundation of the product, you directly enable better user experiences, faster iteration and higher overall product quality. What you'll do Drive technical excellence - Design and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions for complex features and system components - Make informed architectural decisions that balance pragmatism with long-term vision - Set the bar for technical craft through your contributions and code reviews - Own complex technical initiatives from design through production, breaking them into testable increments Build for reliability and scale - Define comprehensive testing strategies for complex features, championing quality within the team - Debug and resolve comp...