Senior Backend Developer (PHP / Go / Node.js) – Remote, Thailand

RMG Talent is working with the technology team of a regulated FX/CFD brokerage that is seeking to onboard a Senior Backend Developer.

The successful candidate will turn business requirements into well-structured, secure and scalable backend systems, APIs, background processes and scripts, and keep extending them so they can evolve sustainably over the long term. This is a senior, hands-on role with a strong focus on maintainable code, secure API design and AI-assisted development.

Position: Senior Backend Developer (PHP / Go / Node.js)

Location: Thailand

Model: Fully Remote (within Thailand)

Employment type: Full time

Openings: 1 | Start: ASAP

Salary: approx. THB 60,000 gross per month, depending on skills and experience

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Translate business requirements into clear system designs and working software

- Design and build secure, scalable backend systems in PHP, Go or Node.js

- Extend and evolve existing systems so they continue to grow sustainably

- Build secure systems that follow established standards, with real protection against common attack vectors

- Design, build, document and integrate APIs for other teams and systems to consume

- Use AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development, and rigorously review and validate all AI-generated output

- Verify that systems meet requirements through systematic testing, code review and validation

- Communicate technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-technical stakeholders

REQUIREMENTS:

- 5+ years of commercial experience building web systems with PHP, Go or Node.js

- Strong API development and integration experience (REST and other styles), including documentation

- Solid understanding of web security standards, with practical, working approaches to attack prevention

- Working knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases

- Hands-on use of AI tools to assist development, with the discipline to review AI-generated work

- Strong testing and code-validation habits

- Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving and technical decision-making

- Strong communication skills, able to explain complex topics simply to the team and stakeholders

- Collaborative team player, open to ideas and feedback, eager to learn new technologies

- Good command of English, spoken and written

- Based in Thailand with the right to work there

BENEFITS:

- Fully remote work from anywhere in Thailand

- Room to experiment, with space to test new ideas and turn promising ones into real work

- Open culture where the team's opinions and new ideas are welcome

- And many more!

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your CV in English, together with a short summary covering:

- Your years of commercial PHP / Go / Node.js experience

- APIs you have designed or integrated

- A concrete example of a security issue you prevented or fixed

- The AI coding tools you use and how you validate their output

Originally posted on Himalayas