Backend Developer (Go and PHP)
- Level
- Senior
- Work type
- On-site · Limassol
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
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.
- 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
mayflower's standard text
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).
What this role asks for
97% of this description is written for the role. The rest is mayflower's standard text, folded away below.
Read against mayflower's other open postings on this site.
The team: SC Development
This role is one of 4 open in SC Development.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Elasticsearch (2 of 4), Golang (2 of 4), Microservices (2 of 4), MySQL (2 of 4), PHP (2 of 4), Redis (2 of 4), REST (2 of 4)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- QA Full-stack Engineer posted Nov 27
- PHP Backend Developer posted Nov 27
- Senior Frontend Developer posted Nov 27
From the team and dates on mayflower's own job board.
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