Senior PHP Backend Developer

FileCloud

FileCloud is looking for an enthusiastic Senior PHP Backend Developer to join our team in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As part of the Growth & Expansion team, you will be responsible for developing server-side functionality and building scalable cloud-based services. We are looking for a mid-level or senior developer. This role is fully office-based and will require working in our office in Riyadh and connecting with the wider, global FileCloud team

Responsibilities:

• Create elegant, efficient and bulletproof software to support and extend our current software products
• Use tools including PHPStorm, MongoDB, NodeJS, AWS/AZURE, GIT, Memcache, Code Reviews, PHPUnit, Solr, among others
• Solve complex architectural challenges when implementing new features
• Integrate with databases, file systems, cloud services when delivering solutions
• Troubleshoot and fix reported customer issues, delivering software patches as needed
• Share your knowledge and experience with other engineers

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience in web app development
• 3+ years in PHP development
• Strong knowledge of the following:
• Automation testing
• Client server architecture is required
• Object-oriented programming and design patterns
• PHP ecosystems (PHP 8.2+ experience, Composer, PHPUnit)
• Web technologies including HTTP protocol, XML, REST
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English with strong communication skills
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) as part of a daily development workflow - for code generation, review, debugging, and documentation.

Nice-to-Have:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or a related discipline
• Knowledge of modern PHP frameworks
• Experience in enterprise system s architecture (Architecture Patterns, Eventing, Queues)
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases like MongoDB and their declarative query languages
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of CI/CD (Jenkins preferred), Docker, SOLR, Redis
• Experience developing with NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript.