We’re the people behind MailerLite, a team of creators dedicated to building outstanding online products and industry-leading email marketing software. We launched MailerSend to provide you with the same experience for transactional emails. After 10+ years of sending huge volumes of emails and experiencing similar challenges you’re facing, we’re now happy to share our solution with you.

MailerSend is a cloud-based transactional email service built for developers, but designed so that the entire team, including designers, project managers, and marketing people can use it. We are committed to providing a top-notch solution for transactional communication to our clients worldwide. We understand that behind every successful business is a team of passionate and dedicated individuals.

We are looking for a Senior PHP Engineer who will help us implement new features and maintain our growing product, MailerSend. Join us now! 🚀

Why MailerLite?

Wondering why we think you’ll love working with us? Here are our favorite 6 reasons!

You'll be challenged with interesting tasks

Our customers are sending millions of emails per day. Scaling the platform is a challenge that will definitely keep you energized.

You'll grow, develop and evolve

As part of a team that's always looking for new, innovative ways to offer value for our customers, you'll constantly be experimenting, learning, and trying out new things.

You'll take ownership

We expect you to take full responsibility and ownership of your tasks. Team leads avoid micromanaging and minimize interruptions so you can stay focused on your assignments.

You'll have experts at hand

Whenever you’re stuck, your teammates with a wide range of different expertise are ready to help you grow. And they’d love for you to share your knowledge too!

You'll pick where you work, every day

We embrace the remote culture. Every day you get to choose what environment that makes you most productive.

You'll have stability

We value a stable workplace! MailerLite has been thriving for over 10 years and our year-over-year growth continues to increase.

What you will work on

Develop new features and maintain MailerSend to meet evolving product and customer needs
Work on a high-load system, handling millions of emails per hour and ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability
Optimize and modernize the platform by integrating new technologies while maintaining stability
Collaborate with multiple teams to resolve technical challenges and improve overall system performance
Balance long-term improvements with daily operational tasks

What we expect from you

6+ years of experience with PHP, JavaScript and HTML
Experience with at least one of these frameworks: ReactJS or VueJS
Working knowledge of Laravel
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries
Knowledge of Redis and queues
Ability to write clean code with test coverage and ability to build scalable applications
Self-starter with an investigative mindset for thinking out of the box
Proficient verbal and written communication skills in English
Familiarity with other languages is a bonus (NodeJS, Golang, Ruby)
Based within the EMEA region

What we offer

Yearly gross salary range: $50,000-$80,000
Remote-first culture with the team working remotely from all over the world
International health insurance provided with coverage in most countries. Monthly health care payout available in select countries where coverage is limited
Company-paid retreats. Once per year we gather for a week in an exotic location to work, learn and have fun together
31 days of vacation per year. We encourage you to unplug and recharge!
12 paid sick days for your physical and mental well-being, no doctor's note required. Parents can use them to care for their sick children
4 creative days. One paid day off per quarter to do something creative and fun
12 parental days per year. Enjoy one paid day off each month to treasure time with your children
Parental leave. Enjoy paid bonding time at 100% of your salary when welcoming a new child into your family through birth or adoption - 3 months of maternity leave and 1 month of paternity leave
Parenting budget of $1000. Celebrate the arrival of your little one, whether through childbirth or adoption, with a special gift from us
Joy Budget. Joy Budget. Annual allowance to spend on what brings you joy, starting at $1,000 and increasing over time.
MacBook and other tools that'll help you to do your job efficiently

Team Achievements

We're incredibly proud of our team and love celebrating their accomplishments. We believe in recognizing hard work, creativity, and collaboration.

Here, we share some of the standout achievements that highlight the passion and talent within our team.

Innovative development
Successfully launched a new, feature-rich, drag-and-drop builder for creating professional landing pages.

Rooted in research
Our team leveraged user research and prototyping to design effective onboarding flows for new users, demonstrating our commitment to user-centered design and seamless experiences.

Scaling for the future
Overhauled our processing pipelines to efficiently handle massive data volumes, ensuring scalability, performance and insights for our users.

Seamless integrations
Implemented integrations with Wix and Canva, enhancing platform interoperability and expanding third-party ecosystem support.

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