Remote Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel) at Patchstack

Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel)

Posted 8 days ago

As the world’s #1 vulnerability processor (CNA) in 2023, Patchstack provides a vulnerability management and mitigation platform for WordPress developers and agencies. Users receive a 48-hour early warning for new vulnerabilities and real-time virtual patching to protect the applications until the vulnerabilities are resolved.

Patchstack also provides a free managed vulnerability disclosure program (mVDP) for open-source projects like WordPress plugins. It helps open-source developers streamline the vulnerability reporting and disclosure process.

Ultimately, Patchstack is on a mission to cover the complete lifecycle of open-source security and is backed by the European Innovation Council, is a member of the Open Source Security Foundation, and was recently selected to join the Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Cybersecurity program.

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Description

Patchstack Is Hiring a Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel). This is a remote role but you must be located in EEST +/- 2.

Do you have extensive previous experience with PHP, Laravel and with tools such as PHPCS and PHPStan? Would you be excited to make millions of web applications more secure? Are you excited to work in a full-remote globally distributed company?

Patchstack is looking for a Backend Developer who has personal interest in web security and who can help us build modern web-based PHP applications with Laravel.

Patchstack is a cyber security company helping companies and software developers to identify & patch vulnerabilities in open-source code. We have a strong community focus with our own gamified bug bounty program called Patchstack Alliance.

Most importantly, we’re looking for a full-time team member who is an excellent communicator can grow with the rest of the team.

What we do:

We provide a SaaS solution to detect and virtually patch plugin vulnerabilities.
We run a community-driven bug bounty platform (Patchstack Alliance) to nurture a community of independent security researchers behind the WordPress ecosystem.
We maintain an open and free WordPress vulnerability database
We provide professional code review and security auditing to WordPress plugins

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for a self-disciplined professional with excellent communication skills who is fluent in the English language.

You’ll be working in a fast-paced startup environment where everybody is involved in planning the direction and growth of the company.

While we provide a lot of personal freedom, we’re looking for a solution-oriented person who is not afraid of challenges and is also happy to work on tasks that might not fall into everyday responsibilities.

Day-to-day tasks include:

Develop web-based PHP applications using Laravel
Refactor existing code to meet new standards and features (PHP 8)
Write unit tests and document features and processes
Coordinate with other members of the team and communicate on the status of your tasks