Job VC
Senior Backend (PHP) Developer
Technologies
Description
The Role:
We have been developing products for Wall Street for the last 13 years. We grow increasingly, and our products help attract more than $30 billion of financing monthly.
Our clients: J.P.Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Dell, Ford, Tesla, and
others
.
The head office is in NY. The development office in Kyiv has operated for the last 8 years and comprises 100+ specialists across 10 Agile, DevOps, and Architect teams.
We are looking for a Senior Backend (PHP) Developer to join our team on a full-time basis. You will be a part of a motivated team that is responsible for implementing new functionality for one of the platforms, researching and evaluating technical solutions, and writing quality and maintainable code.
Key requirements:
● 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience
● Strong expertise in PHP 8+ with solid OOP
● Deep knowledge of Symfony framework
● Strong experience with SQL databases (MySQL 8.0+, PostgreSQL 15+) including query optimization and indexing strategies
● Solid understanding and practical application of design and architectural patterns (Clean/Onion/Hexagonal architecture, SOA, SOLID, KISS, DRY, YAGNI)
● Hands-on experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in production projects
● Hands-on experience designing and implementing distributed systems based on microservices
● Experience with containerization (Docker) and deploying to Kubernetes, familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts and kubectl commands for troubleshooting, as well as exposure to monitoring and logging tools like Grafana and Loki
● Practical experience with communication protocols (REST, JSON-RPC, gRPC), messaging systems (AMQP/RabbitMQ, Kafka), and real-time communication with WebSockets
● Strong experience in backend test automation with PHPUnit and Codeception (unit, functional, integration)
● Strong knowledge of Git workflow (PRs, code reviews) and hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines
● Experience with caching systems and in-memory data stores (Redis, Memcached)
● High level of responsibility
● Strive for constant improvement, be proactive
● Great attention to detail
● Being a collaborative and flexible team player
● Strong communication and time management skills
● Strong ownership mindset & Accountability — extends accountability beyond individual features to the long-term health of the entire codebase and service ecosystem
● Ability to independently investigate complex issues, define solutions, proactively drive them to completion, and take responsibility for outcomes
● Willingness to question existing solutions and advocate for improvements
● English level: Intermediate (spoken and written communication with colleagues from other offices. Demo, Planning, and other meetings).
Would be a plus:
● Experience with AWS services and cloud integrations
● Experience with additional frameworks (Laminas, Mezzio, Slim)
● Experience with NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch)
● Knowledge of Node.js or Python for cross-service tasks
● Experience with end-to-end (E2E) testing using Playwright.
Key responsibilities:
● Research and evaluate technical options to implement business requirements
● Implement new functionality, refactor legacy components, and maintain the existing codebase
● Analyze and estimate implementation efforts for tasks
● Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code in line with company standards;
● Develop and maintain automated backend tests (unit, integration, functional) to ensure reliability
● Contribute to monitoring and improving application stability and performance
● Actively participate in SAFe team events (planning, reviews, retrospectives) and provide technical input.
We offer besides competitive salary:
● The friendly team
● Flexible working hours (you can start work from 8 till 12, depending on your daily meeting)
● Remote work, with the ability to return to the Kyiv office when it’ll be possible
Office in the city center — business center Panorama near the Landscape Alley, 10 minutes from Zoloti vorota metro station
● The informal style of leadership and communication, skilled management
● Work in an Agile environment
● Participation in seminars, trainings, and conferences
● English lessons online and the possibility to use English at work
● Team building and other activities
● Yearly salary review
● Paid vacation, paid sick leave
● No trial periods
● Corporate medical insurance programs from the start date
● PE accounting and support
● Referral program.
About Finsight:
Finsight Group Inc. is a New York City-based product company that offers a highly accessible, cost-effective, and frictionless environment to research, prospect, structure, market, and monitor new issue and secondary market securities.
We are a friendly, close-knit team of motivated and open-minded individuals committed to personal development, solving real problems, and delivering excellent products and services to our clients.
We develop four leading platforms in US Fixed Income. Every month, over $30 billion of financing is exclusively marketed through our software across all major Wall Street banks and hundreds of the largest corporations in the world.
Our products:
CreditFlow
— a new issue deal database and search engine for global fixed income securities across ABS, IG and HY corporates.
DataRooms (
dealvdr.com
,
17g5.com
,
investorset.com
,
verisend.com
,
researchroom.com
) — an electronic data room used to share up to tens of thousands of files with counterparties, streamlining compliance with SEC Rule 17g5, and serving as a document library for corporates to streamline investor access to deal documentation and periodic reporting. Includes verbose user permissions.
Deal Roadshow
— an electronic roadshow platform used to market deal and non-deal roadshows for equity, debt, municipal, and private placement offerings.
Evercall
— an operator-assisted conference call service that specializes in capital markets and corporate finance events.
Allocate
— a powerful archive and visualization solution for final allocations of a new issue book-building process.
CapEdge
— a database and search engine for SEC (EDGAR) filings and earnings transcripts
Quantum — a powerful platform with software and data services for structured finance and private credit.
We have been developing products for Wall Street for the last 13 years. We grow increasingly, and our products help attract more than $30 billion of financing monthly.
Our clients: J.P.Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Dell, Ford, Tesla, and
others
.
The head office is in NY. The development office in Kyiv has operated for the last 8 years and comprises 100+ specialists across 10 Agile, DevOps, and Architect teams.
We are looking for a Senior Backend (PHP) Developer to join our team on a full-time basis. You will be a part of a motivated team that is responsible for implementing new functionality for one of the platforms, researching and evaluating technical solutions, and writing quality and maintainable code.
Key requirements:
● 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience
● Strong expertise in PHP 8+ with solid OOP
● Deep knowledge of Symfony framework
● Strong experience with SQL databases (MySQL 8.0+, PostgreSQL 15+) including query optimization and indexing strategies
● Solid understanding and practical application of design and architectural patterns (Clean/Onion/Hexagonal architecture, SOA, SOLID, KISS, DRY, YAGNI)
● Hands-on experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in production projects
● Hands-on experience designing and implementing distributed systems based on microservices
● Experience with containerization (Docker) and deploying to Kubernetes, familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts and kubectl commands for troubleshooting, as well as exposure to monitoring and logging tools like Grafana and Loki
● Practical experience with communication protocols (REST, JSON-RPC, gRPC), messaging systems (AMQP/RabbitMQ, Kafka), and real-time communication with WebSockets
● Strong experience in backend test automation with PHPUnit and Codeception (unit, functional, integration)
● Strong knowledge of Git workflow (PRs, code reviews) and hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines
● Experience with caching systems and in-memory data stores (Redis, Memcached)
● High level of responsibility
● Strive for constant improvement, be proactive
● Great attention to detail
● Being a collaborative and flexible team player
● Strong communication and time management skills
● Strong ownership mindset & Accountability — extends accountability beyond individual features to the long-term health of the entire codebase and service ecosystem
● Ability to independently investigate complex issues, define solutions, proactively drive them to completion, and take responsibility for outcomes
● Willingness to question existing solutions and advocate for improvements
● English level: Intermediate (spoken and written communication with colleagues from other offices. Demo, Planning, and other meetings).
Would be a plus:
● Experience with AWS services and cloud integrations
● Experience with additional frameworks (Laminas, Mezzio, Slim)
● Experience with NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch)
● Knowledge of Node.js or Python for cross-service tasks
● Experience with end-to-end (E2E) testing using Playwright.
Key responsibilities:
● Research and evaluate technical options to implement business requirements
● Implement new functionality, refactor legacy components, and maintain the existing codebase
● Analyze and estimate implementation efforts for tasks
● Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code in line with company standards;
● Develop and maintain automated backend tests (unit, integration, functional) to ensure reliability
● Contribute to monitoring and improving application stability and performance
● Actively participate in SAFe team events (planning, reviews, retrospectives) and provide technical input.
We offer besides competitive salary:
● The friendly team
● Flexible working hours (you can start work from 8 till 12, depending on your daily meeting)
● Remote work, with the ability to return to the Kyiv office when it’ll be possible
Office in the city center — business center Panorama near the Landscape Alley, 10 minutes from Zoloti vorota metro station
● The informal style of leadership and communication, skilled management
● Work in an Agile environment
● Participation in seminars, trainings, and conferences
● English lessons online and the possibility to use English at work
● Team building and other activities
● Yearly salary review
● Paid vacation, paid sick leave
● No trial periods
● Corporate medical insurance programs from the start date
● PE accounting and support
● Referral program.
About Finsight:
Finsight Group Inc. is a New York City-based product company that offers a highly accessible, cost-effective, and frictionless environment to research, prospect, structure, market, and monitor new issue and secondary market securities.
We are a friendly, close-knit team of motivated and open-minded individuals committed to personal development, solving real problems, and delivering excellent products and services to our clients.
We develop four leading platforms in US Fixed Income. Every month, over $30 billion of financing is exclusively marketed through our software across all major Wall Street banks and hundreds of the largest corporations in the world.
Our products:
CreditFlow
— a new issue deal database and search engine for global fixed income securities across ABS, IG and HY corporates.
DataRooms (
dealvdr.com
,
17g5.com
,
investorset.com
,
verisend.com
,
researchroom.com
) — an electronic data room used to share up to tens of thousands of files with counterparties, streamlining compliance with SEC Rule 17g5, and serving as a document library for corporates to streamline investor access to deal documentation and periodic reporting. Includes verbose user permissions.
Deal Roadshow
— an electronic roadshow platform used to market deal and non-deal roadshows for equity, debt, municipal, and private placement offerings.
Evercall
— an operator-assisted conference call service that specializes in capital markets and corporate finance events.
Allocate
— a powerful archive and visualization solution for final allocations of a new issue book-building process.
CapEdge
— a database and search engine for SEC (EDGAR) filings and earnings transcripts
Quantum — a powerful platform with software and data services for structured finance and private credit.