Backend Engineer (PHP)

We are looking for an ambitious and bright Mid Backend Engineer who is eager to build and run services in our Compliance & FinCrime domain. If you're looking for a company where you can grow fast both professionally and personally, you might have just found one!
About The Team

The Compliance & FinCrime team builds the core systems that protect our customers and our business. Our work ensures that transfers are safe and compliant end to end. We design and operate services for KYC and ongoing due diligence, screening and monitoring, fraud detection and prevention, decisioning, and case management. We also develop internal tools that empower operational teams to act quickly and effectively.

Current and past projects include integrating with identity verification and screening providers, building real‑time decisioning and rules engines, improving device and behavioural risk signals, enriching fraud analytics with partners, and scaling case workflows and controls across markets and licenses.

Being part of the Compliance & FinCrime engineering team means having a direct and measurable impact on customer trust, regulatory compliance, and company resilience. Engineers on this team solve complex, high‑throughput problems while building systems that make real‑time risk decisions across the globe. It’s a fast‑moving, high‑impact domain that offers deep technical challenges and meaningful outcomes. Team members also get the opportunity to work closely with major financial institutions, leading risk vendors, and cross‑functional partners across Product, Data, and Operations.
​​Here’s what you’ll be doing as a Backend Engineer:

• Help to design, build, and operate services in a cloud-native, service-oriented environment, which will be used by multi-platform applications and hundreds of thousands of users;
• Enjoy a great level of end-to-end autonomy, contributing to system design, implementation approach and production operations of your services. We truly believe in the “Builders mindset”;
• Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to build modern and scalable software;
• Work in a team of strong professionals - a great chance to learn from senior software engineers, engineering and product managers.
• Work with other FinTechs and banks to integrate their products with TransferGo.

You’ll report to our Engineering Manager.

Here are some of our core tools helping us to get the job done:

• Runtime: PHP 8, Symfony 6
• Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, CloudFormation, SQS/SNS, Kafka
• CI/CD: GitHub, Jenkins
• Data: MySQL, Redis, OpenSearch
• Test: PHPUnit

Check out our full stack here: https://stackshare.io/transfergo/transfergo

 It would be awesome if:

• You have experience with microservice architecture;
• You have experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD);
• You worked with large-scale distributed and event-driven systems;
• You have deployed backend applications at scale, with AWS or a similar provider;
• You enjoy building products used by people;
• You are a good communicator and can use English effectively at work;
• You are enthusiastic about technology and best engineering practices;
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and are willing to help us find the best solutions;
• You are passionate about growing your knowledge in scaling fintech companies.
• You are interested in learning .NET

Check out our full stack here: https://stackshare.io/transfergo/transfergo

At TransferGo, we offer competitive rewards to all people. We know that recognition is about more than just money, and we’ve fostered a culture of kudos to shine a light on the great work throughout the business, and the people making it all happen. We hold regular in person events to connect with each other and help all our TransferNauts to grow with a generous training allowance. We believe that empowering people makes for a happier and more effective workforce. This means we enable anyone who wants to pursue initiatives that deliver real value for our migrant customers. 

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: Starting from €3100 - 4600 (gross) per month, depending on experience.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including a generous holiday allowance, competitive healthcare insurance, and a wellbeing package from day one.
• Annual Development Budget: €1,000 to invest i n your personal and professional growth.
• Hybrid Working Environment: Flexibility to work from home and in the office, with most team members in the office two days a week.
• Pet-Friendly Office: If you’re near one of our offices, bring your furry friend along!
• Inclusive Culture: Regular in-person events, fostering a strong sense of community and collaboration.
• Empowerment and Ownership: We believe in empowering our people to take initiative and drive meaningful change.