Backend Developer

Cyprus or Remote

We’re growing the Sheet Music Plus team and looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our Core Product team and help build a dynamic, powerful ecosystem that empowers millions of creators worldwide through the world’s largest sheet music selection.

Sheet Music Plus is a physical and digital sheet music retailer offering over 2.2 million licensed titles.

You will play a key role in maintaining platform stability, supporting ongoing product development, and improving delivery speed and quality across the product ecosystem.

Sheet Music Plus is a physical and digital sheet music store selling over 2.2 million licensed sheet music titles.

What is in it for you?

• High load product: build tools used by millions of musicians globally - from hobbyists to professionals.

• Remote-first culture: work from anywhere.

• Radical ownership: you’ll see the direct impact of your work by owning decisions and contributing to product initiatives.

• Creative synergy: collaborate with passionate technologists, musicians, and designers in a mission-driven environment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop new features for product ecosystem and e-commerce projects

• Enable revenue-driving product initiatives

• Write unit and integrational tests

• Independently own backend work from design through release

• Adhere consistently to engineering process (code review, QA, estimation)

• Reduce technical debt in core backend systems

• Debug and resolve technical issues

Required experience

• Extensive experience with modern PHP (we use PHP 8.0), with the ability to leverage the strengths of the language

• Ability to design and optimize relational databases (we use MySQL)

• Experience working with Yii2

• Experience with high-load projects that have a long development history

• Experience working with search systems (Elasticsearch)

• Capability to manage projects independently, from design to release and support

• Skill in estimating deadlines, promptly flagging issues, and focusing on results

• Understanding of which tasks can be solved "quickly" and which require a more "perfect" solution

• Experience in optimizing PHP applications under load

• Proven ownership mindset—taking initiative, solving problems proactively, and driving solutions forward

• At least B2 level of English

• Ability to work overlapping hours with US colleagues is required (till 12 pm CDT)

Nice to have:

• Experience sending analytical data to services/storage (Clickhouse)

• Music background or passion for music

Hiring process:

• HR Interview

• 1st Technical Interview

• 2nd Technical Interview

• Final Interview with the Hiring Team

• Reference check

• Offer

Benefits

Creativity every day: Make inspiring products for musicians, artists and creators – no day is the same.
Impactful work Influence the future of the music industry and change the lives of millions worldwide.
Work set up: We’ll make sure you’re set up for success with the right work equipment, whether that’s company-provided hardware or an equipment allowance.
Growth and development: Receive specialized training, language lessons, conferences and learning materials.
Team well-being: Support for your mental health and wellbeing, including confidential help during life’s tougher moments.