PHP Developer (Video Games), Web Services

6 Days ago • 3 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a PHP Developer at mod.io, you'll be instrumental in building and maintaining the core REST API powering their cross-platform UGC solution. Responsibilities include understanding the needs of game developers and mod creators, designing and implementing scalable and secure APIs, working alongside frontend and integration teams, ensuring API reliability, and contributing to open-source projects. You'll work with technologies like Laravel, Symfony, Lumen, NoSQL databases (Redis), relational databases (Postgres, MySQL), and AWS services (S3, Lambda, etc.). The ideal candidate possesses 3+ years of PHP experience, a strong understanding of RESTful APIs, and a passion for building high-traffic web services. The role demands clean coding practices, collaboration skills, and the ability to manage projects from start to finish.
Must have:
  • 3+ years PHP (Laravel, Symfony, Lumen)
  • NoSQL (Redis), relational DBs (Postgres, MySQL)
  • RESTful API design & development
  • AWS experience (S3, Lambda, etc.)
  • Scalable API development
  • Clean, reusable code
Good to have:
  • Video game passion
  • Frontend development (Vue.js)
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • Agile environment experience
Perks:
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Great office environment
  • Work in video games
  • Positive team culture
  • Employee Share Option Program
  • Snacks and coffee

Job Details

Description

Your purpose (how you help mod.io)

You're not just building backend services— you are building the largest cross-platform User-Generated Content (UGC) solution in the market! As a key player in our team, you’ll design, develop, and support the core services that make UGC seamless, scalable, and successful for every game on our platform. Your work will drive performance, reliability, and innovation across our Web Services tech stack, enabling leading features that push the industry forward.

We want passionate, humble, and driven self-starters who take full ownership of their work. If you thrive on solving challenges, shaping technology, and making a real impact, we want you on board.

Requirements

What you’ll be doing in the role (your responsibilities)

We are looking for an intermediate to senior level PHP Developer to join our team. You will be responsible for developing and supporting the mod.io REST API. Your responsibilities include:

  • Understanding the technical requirements of game developers, mod creators, payment providers and stores.
  • Helping define the solution architecture.
  • Working alongside our frontend, API and integration development teams to understand, define and develop our REST API to fit their needs.
  • Designing the APIs to ensure content remains synced and design a system that games can hook into for updates.
  • Test and implement your APIs.
  • Ensuring APIs are scalable and secure - your API will be used by thousands of concurrent players all around the world.
  • Keep your house clean, your code may be open sourced on Github and must be well documented for our community to fork and adapt as they need.

Culture

  • Embody our values, setting an example for others to follow, which strives for and delivers the best outcomes for our partners and prospects with the available resources.
  • Embrace feedback, ensuring constructive feedback is given and received in the right way.
  • Provide clear communication ensuring all interactions (meetings etc.) are effective and ensure processes are lightweight and serve a clear purpose.

Your skills and experience (what we think you need to be successful)

For this role, we need a customer-focused engineer, who can work with game developers from around the world to help them effortlessly integrate the mod.io platform. We need someone who is passionate about developing and maintaining high traffic web services, with great problem solving skills and an eye for detail.

What You’ll Bring:

  • 3+ years PHP experience working with Laravel, Symfony and Lumen.
  • Experience with NoSQL key-stores such as Redis & relational databases (Postgres, MySQL).
  • Experience with data modelling for high throughput database activity and a strong understanding of which workloads and data access patterns are scalable and what datastore the data should reside in.
  • An ability to write clean, robust and reusable code, as well as mentor and review the code of other backend engineers.
  • A strong understanding of RESTful APIʼs.
  • Familiarity with Amazon Web Servicesʼ such as S3, Lambda, SNS, SES, SQS, EC2, RDS.
  • The ability to take a concept from design to a functional, usable release.
  • Confidence in your ability to lead a project from start to finish with little oversight from senior team members.
  • An excitement to dig in and experiment, with real attention to detail.
  • A hunger to own your code, improve your craft, and create a kick ass experience for millions of gamers along the way.

It would be awesome if you also have:

  • A passion for video games and an understanding of the unique challenges UGC presents us and similar businesses like Youtube and Steam
  • Familiarity with Frontend development  
  • Familiarity with Vue.js
  • Experience with Swagger/OpenAPI
  • Experience working in an agile environment

Benefits

Why work for us:

  • Regular and consistent daily working hours with flexible workplace arrangements (over-time is super rare!)
  • Decked out Prahran office with the right ratio of plants to people
  • Work with an enthusiastic, dynamic team working in video games without having to ship them
  • Work in a positive and respectful team environment with a strong focus on healthy culture
  • Join us at an exciting time on our company growth journey, take part in our Employee Share Option Program
  • Tim Tams and good coffee stocked at all times!

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Modio builds custom animated videos that help brands communicate with their customers on any platform. We turn information into an experience that engages viewers and builds brand equity. Our nimble staff delivers all the creativity without the price of a big agency.

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