Backend Developer (PHP)

Firebird is an international online travel company that organizes trips to Europe for customers from around the world. We have a dedicated software development department that focuses on our products that allow everyone else to deliver some of the top-notch, worldwide services. Currently, there are a number of commercially available projects in production that are being actively worked on:

• Service for booking rail tickets https://rail.ninja
• Online trip builder https://triptile.com
• Service for booking hotels https://travel.ninja

Our product team is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced PHP Backend Developer.

Your tasks will include

• Designing and creating the project architecture;
• Back-end development;
• Analysis of business requirements and design of their implementation based on existing and new systems;
• Modification, implementation and creation of custom modules and components;
• Integration with external services (Payment systems, Salesforce, GDS services, etc.);
• Conducting code reviews;
• Work with version control systems;
• Work in Jira, Confluence.

Candidate requirements

• 3+ years of backend development experience;
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong knowledge of PHP (>8.0), code refactoring, coding standards;
• Experience with at least one of the popular PHP frameworks;
• Knowledge and practical application of OOP principles;
• Understanding how web servers work, working in Nginx + php-fpm bundles;
• Experience with coding with AI-agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)
• Ability to work with the Linux console;
• Experience with version control systems (Git).

We offer

• Competitive compensation based on interview results;
• Opportunity to build a stellar career in a fast-growing international -travel company;
• Opportunity to work with advanced top-of-the-line software for travel management;
• Interesting, challenging tasks and a world-class team.