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Backend Developer (Go and PHP)

Mayflower · Limassol, Lemesos, Cyprus

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About the role

Mayflower is a technology company building highload products used by millions of people worldwide. Operating at the scale of one of the world's top-50 websites, we solve complex engineering challenges and create solutions that power real-time entertainment for a global audience.

We are looking for an experienced backend developer to join our infrastructure team of a highload (200k RPS) project with a modern and evolving technology stack.

Job Responsibilities

- Work on infrastructure tasks;

- Profiling and optimizing solutions;

- Unit and API code coverage with tests;

- Search for scaling solutions.

The opportunity to apply knowledge to diverse tasks for a high-load product. Several examples of current project evolution tasks include:

- Separation of complex parts of the project into microservices in Golang;

- Implementation of Event sourcing (Kafka);

- Universal implementation of ML/CV.

Requirements

- At least 5 years of experience in PHP and Go development (the current version of PHP in the project is 8.2);

- Go, PHP, MySQL - fluent;

- REST API - design and implementation;

- Unit and functional tests - understanding why they are needed, the ability and desire to write them;

- Debugging, profiling, optimization of PHP/Go code - practical experience;

- Sharding, replication - understanding the principles, pros and cons;

- Data structures - to be able to choose the right one for solving a specific task.

Qualification that can be a plus:

- Experience with microservices, Elasticsearch, Redis.

Conditions

We know that great talent deserves great conditions, so here's what you can expect when joining us:

- EU-based employment contract and a 3-year Cyprus work visa with full support for your relocation and visa processes, including assistance for your family.

- EU passport. Opportunity to obtain an EU passport after 4 years of residence

- Full relocation package: flights to Limassol for you and your family, a company-covered apartment for the first month, and full relocation support to make your move smooth and hassle-free.

- Provident fund (Cypus): a long-term savings plan co-funded by you and the Company together (available after probation) that grows throughout your time with us in Cyprus.

- Transparent performance reviews twice a year, with bonus opportunities and salary adjustments.

- Private medical insurance for you and your family

- Corporate mobile plan (unlimited in Cyprus with roaming included)

- Mindfulness & well-being support, including psychological assistance with 50% coverage.

- 50% coverage of school and kindergarten fees for your children.

- Fully covered sports benefits, and also access to in-house electric scooters and bike rentals

- Professional growth support: language courses, conferences, training programs, and coaching.

- Peer recognition program: receive and share kudos for great work.

- A fully equipped office in Limassol’s city center, with everything you need for deep work and collaboration.

- Free breakfasts and lunches in the office and an in-house coffee bar with high-quality drinks and a health bar stocked with nutritious snacks.

- A strong engineering culture: international teams, corporate events, team buildings, and hackathons — because great work happens in great communities.

Recruitment process

- HR interview (45 min);

- Technical interview (1,5 hour);

- Live-coding (1,5 hour);

- Final interview (1 hour).

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Posted
Nov 27, 2025 (11 months ago)
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