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Lendable is hiring a Senior PHP Engineer (International Expansion)

About the Role

The role involves leading backend development efforts in PHP to support the company's expansion into new international markets, ensuring systems are reliable, secure, and capable of handling complex financial operations at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable PHP applications for global deployment
  • Optimize backend services to handle increasing transaction volumes
  • Collaborate with product teams to deliver features for new markets
  • Ensure code quality through testing and peer review practices
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real time
  • Improve API reliability and response efficiency
  • Support compliance with regional financial regulations
  • Participate in architecture discussions and technical planning
  • Mentor junior developers in best coding practices
  • Integrate third-party services and data providers
  • Monitor system performance and implement improvements
  • Maintain documentation for systems and workflows
  • Work with DevOps to streamline deployment pipelines
  • Implement security measures across application layers
  • Contribute to disaster recovery and uptime strategies
  • Evaluate new technologies for potential adoption
  • Align development with business goals for international growth
  • Respond to feedback from local market teams
  • Ensure applications support multiple languages and currencies
  • Assist in database optimization and query tuning
  • Support audit processes with accurate technical records
  • Participate in on-call rotations for critical systems
  • Drive initiatives to reduce technical debt
  • Promote consistency across distributed services
  • Ensure backward compatibility during upgrades

Nice to Have

  • Experience launching services in emerging markets
  • Background in credit or lending platforms
  • Knowledge of local compliance frameworks
  • Familiarity with mobile-first financial products
  • Experience with event-driven architectures

Compensation

Competitive salary with performance incentives

Work Arrangement

Remote with regional flexibility

Team

Collaborative engineering team delivering scalable fintech solutions

About the Role

This position plays a key part in extending a financial technology platform to new countries, requiring robust backend development and cross-functional coordination.

What We Value

Technical excellence, adaptability to diverse markets, clear communication, and a focus on sustainable growth are central to success in this role.

Available for select regions

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About company
Lendable
Lendable is a fintech company rebuilding consumer finance products (loans, credit cards, car finance) from scratch to make them faster, cheaper, and friendlier. It operates in the UK and US markets.
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Job Details
Department Engineering & Product
Category other
Posted 8 months ago