Block Labs
Description
??Title: Senior Backend Engineer (PHP)
?Department: Engineering
?Location: UK or Europe, Remote
About Block Labs Block Labs is a leading force in the Web3 space, incubating, investing in, and accelerating top-tier fintech, crypto and iGaming projects. With a mission to shape the future of decentralized technology, we partner with visionary startups to raise funding, refine product-market fit, and grow their audiences. Our diverse team drives innovation, using deep industry expertise and an extensive network to empower the next wave of blockchain-driven companies. At Block Labs, we?re passionate about turning bold ideas into breakthrough success.
About The Role We?re currently building a state-of-the-art, modular, multi-tenant iGaming platform. This role sits at the core of the engineering team responsible for developing highly scalable services, intuitive frontend interfaces, and seamless third-party integrations, including games.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you?ll work closely with the Tech Lead and cross-functional squads to deliver microservices and backend components. We?re looking for someone with a polyglot mindset ? comfortable adapting to different technologies as needed.
Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Laravel.
- Collaborate with cross-functional squads to deliver high-quality features and integrations.
- Build multi-tenant features with clear data separation and high configurability.
- Integrate third-party APIs and services, including payment processors, game providers, wallets, and analytics tools.
- Ensure the performance, security, and observability of all systems.
- Write clean, maintainable code and conduct peer reviews.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes.
- Contribute to internal tools and libraries that improve engineering efficiency.
About You - 5+ years of experience in backend development with Laravel, or other modern PHP frameworks such as Symfony or Phalcon.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture, REST APIs, and microservices.
- Familiar with multi-tenant systems, RBAC, and secure backend development.
- Exposure to observability practices, structured logging, and distributed systems.
- Comfortable working in cloud-native environments and using modern DevOps practices.
- Experience with Java or a modern JavaScript framework is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and a proactive mindset in remote-first teams.
- Bonus: experience in the iGaming industry.
