Senior PHP Developer
Game development is our passion!
At Twin Harbour Interactive we strive to develop high-quality strategy games and make them accessible for all players around the world. In our eyes game development is a promise for fun and entertainment – that’s what we live and aim for!
As a Senior PHP Developer, you would extend our PHP backend systems and APIs, building, enhancing, and extending our backend API according to current stability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability standards. You will directly work with marketing and other stakeholders to integrate new partner APIs and tracking systems into our user backend. You can also contribute by implementing new features to our Javascript/HTML tools and services.
YOUR MISSION
- Participate in architecture improvements and modernization of our core PHP API and backend systems powering our games
- Drive initiatives to enhance the stability, performance, and scalability of our PHP platform and live game systems
- Implement security, testing, and development best practices
- Contribute high-quality, maintainable PHP code using a wide range of technologies like Composer, Sentry, Sonar, PHPUnit, Github, Docker, MySQL, Memcache, Redis, Jenkins, Grafana, Nexus, and Nginx
- Give input for the technical vision and roadmap for our PHP backend
- Partner with Marketing, Product, and Game Design to align technical work to business goals
- Implement the integration of new APIs, payment systems, and data tracking
- Mentor and guide developers on your team, instilling best practices
YOUR BACKSTORY
- 5+ years of professional experience in PHP development
- Expertise in PHP 8, unit testing, composer, PSRs, and modern PHP frameworks
- You have worked on multi-server, high-load PHP applications
- Experience with complex, high-traffic PHP applications and APIs
- Passion for writing clean, well-structured, maintainable code using design patterns appropriately
- Ability to implement and promote best practices for reliability, performance, scalability, security
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence and mentor teammates
- Ability to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements
- Fluent in technical and business English; German language skills are a plus
- You have experience with agile methodologies like Kanban, Scrum
- You are enthusiastic about games and enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team
- You are interested in learning outside of the box and also taking over full-stack development tasks
Join Twin Harbour Interactive
Where Strategy Meets Vision.
Twin Harbour Interactive is a global strategy game powerhouse, shaping the future of long-term multiplayer gaming. With offices in Hamburg and Malta, we design strategy games that bring people together—across borders and generations.
Whether you’re an expert tactician or an imaginative world-builder, there’s a place here for you to grow, thrive, and leave your mark.
- Department
- Game Programming/Engineering
- Locations
- Hamburg (Zirkusweg 2), San Ġiljan
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Studios
- Twin Harbour Interactive
- Employment types
- Permanent
- Employment contracts
- Full time
About Twin Harbour Interactive
We're on a mission to create unforgettable strategy experiences. If you're curious, collaborative, and driven by impact, we’d love to meet you.
At Twin Harbour Interactive, you'll step into a creative, collaborative environment where your ideas help shape the future of long-term strategy gaming. With the agility of an indie team and the reach of a global studio, we value innovation, ownership, and bold thinking.
We're a passionate, multicultural crew with a flat hierarchy and a deep love for smart game design. Whether you're coding, creating, or coordinating, you'll have the freedom to make an impact—and the support to keep growing.
Expect meaningful challenges, curious minds, and a work setup that fits your needs. Our games are built using C#, JavaScript/HTML5, Java, and PHP—and always with players at the center.
With studios in Hamburg’s iconic St. Pauli district and sunny San Ġiljan, Malta, you’ll enjoy inspiring views, an international vibe, and a team that loves what they do.
Senior PHP Developer
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