At Airalo, we're making it easier for people to stay connected wherever they travel. As the world's first eSIM store, we help millions of travelers access affordable mobile data in 200+ countries and regions around the world.
Today, we're a team of 400+ people across 60+ countries, building a product used by travelers every day. We've grown quickly, but we've worked hard to keep what matters: trust, ownership, and the freedom for people to do great work without unnecessary layers or bureaucracy.
We're fully remote by design, genuinely global, and united by a shared mission to make travel simpler for everyone.
Your Next Destination- Location: Remote, anywhere in Spain.
- Contract: Full-time, permanent contrato indefinido via Deel (our employer of record in Spain).
- Benefits: Learn more about our benefits here in this link - https://airalo-public.notion.site/Benefits-25396a97ffca81fb9bc1f0be479f1be3?pvs=74
- Languages: English is our main working language day to day, so you'll need to be comfortable communicating in it both in meetings and async.
Curious what it's actually like to work at Airalo? We've put together a guide for each of the hubs we hire from most, covering our benefits, remote culture, employment setup, and what our team values most:
- Life at Airalo · España: https://airalo-public.notion.site/life-at-airalo-espana
- Life at Airalo · United Kingdom: https://airalo-public.notion.site/life-at-airalo-united-kingdom
- Life at Airalo · United Arab Emirates: https://airalo-public.notion.site/life-at-airalo-united-arab-emirates
Your main responsibilities will be to:
- Lead the design of high-performance distributed systems capable of handling global traffic
- Develop and refine services to improve scalability and efficiency
- Drive the transition toward a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to ensure modularity and resilience
- Set the bar for code quality by enforcing SOLID principles, design patterns, and testing standards
- Actively coach mid-level engineers through deep code reviews and technical knowledge sharing
- Identify bottlenecks in services and implement advanced caching and database strategies
- Partner with Product and DevOps to translate complex requirements into scalable technical roadmaps
Does this sound like you:
- 7+ years of professional backend development experience with a deep mastery of PHP
- 4+ years of building enterprise-grade applications in Laravel or an equivalent senior background in Symfony
- Mastery of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and messaging patterns like SQS or Pub/Sub
- AI Proficiency: Ability to effectively use AI tools during technical tasks; we value engineers who know how to prompt, validate, and iterate with AI to build better software faster.
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL including performance tuning and handling transactions at scale
- Experience architecting on AWS and managing containerized environments with Docker
- A champion of clean code, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
- Fluent English with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to stakeholders
Bonus:
- Experience with SaaS/PaaS, SOA, or microservices architecture.
- Experience with eSIM, or GSMA technologies.
- Familiarity with Traveltech solutions.
- Experience in building or maintaining custom SDKs would be a plus
We started Airalo to make staying connected effortless, wherever you are in the world. Today, millions of travelers rely on our eSIMs, and many of the people building the product were customers first.
Our team is united by a shared belief that great work happens when people are trusted to own what they do. As Airalo continues to grow, so do the opportunities to learn, take on new challenges, and make a real impact.
For many of our teammates in Spain, it's the combination of stability, flexibility, and genuine work-life balance that makes Airalo feel like home.
On-CallParticipating in our on-call rotation is a core expectation of this role. It's essential for maintaining 24/7 service reliability across our global operations, ensuring our systems remain resilient and our customers experience uninterrupted service, regardless of time zone or geography.
- Paid Rotation: We offer standby fees + overtime pay.
- Delayed Start: No on-call duties for your first 6 months.
- Rest & Recovery: Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents.
- Shared Load: Rotations are split (Weekdays vs. Weekends) to minimize fatigue.
Please refer to the On-Call Policy in the Airalo Handbook for full details: https://airalo-public.notion.site/our-approach-to-engineering-on-call-policy
Before You Hit ApplySkills Required
- 7+ years of professional backend development experience
- Deep mastery of PHP
- 4+ years building enterprise-grade applications with Laravel or equivalent senior Symfony experience
- Mastery of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and messaging patterns such as SQS or Pub/Sub
- Ability to effectively use AI tools during technical tasks
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL, including performance tuning and transactions at scale
- Experience architecting on AWS and managing containerized environments with Docker
- Experience with clean code, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
- Fluent English communication skills
- Must reside in Spain and be fully eligible to work in Spain
- Experience with SaaS/PaaS, SOA, or microservices architecture
- Experience with eSIM or GSMA technologies
- Familiarity with Traveltech solutions
- Experience building or maintaining custom SDKs
What We Do
Bringing you pain-free connectivity while you travel. As travelers ourselves, we’ve faced the painful situations of not finding Wi-Fi, losing the SIM card you’ve carefully taped to the back of your phone, and the horror of coming home to an unexpected roaming bill. We believe that in today’s modern world, connectivity and freedom should be accessible to all. Airalo is here to take away the pain and stress of researching and seeking out the best roaming deal. We’re here to let everyone stay connected globally while keeping it simple and pain-free. Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store for travelers to access over 200+ eSIMs at the most affordable, local rates from around the world, all via eSIM-compatible smartphone, tablet, or PC. Airalo offers you both connectivity and freedom - you’ll never have to carry multiple SIM cards or change your number again, no matter where you are in the world.
