Backend PHP Developer - AWS / Serverless Job at Bear Claw, Evanston, IL

  • Bear Claw
  • Evanston, IL

Job Description

Salary: $103,000 - 143,000 per year Requirements:

  • Strong professional experience developing with PHP
  • Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architecture
  • Experience building REST APIs and integrations, and working with relational databases such as MySQL
  • Working knowledge of AWS services such as API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, SQS, and SNS
  • Ability to work in an established production codebase and own projects from development through deployment
  • Preferred: Python, PostgreSQL, AI/LLM-powered applications, TypeScript/Node.js, Docker, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, vector databases, RAG, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar AI technologies
Responsibilities:
  • Build and enhance backend services using PHP, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and MySQL
  • Develop APIs, third-party integrations, and new product features
  • Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of existing services
  • Refactor and modernize code, and troubleshoot production issues
  • Collaborate on architecture, code reviews, testing, and technical decisions
Technologies:
  • AI
  • API
  • AWS
  • Lambda
  • Backend
  • CI/CD
  • CloudWatch
  • Docker
  • LLM
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • PostgreSQL
  • Python
  • RAG
  • REST
  • Serverless
  • TypeScript
  • NodeJS
  • Cloud

More:

We are Bear Claw, an AI-powered recruiting and applicant tracking platform that brings candidate and job management, sourcing, outreach, and team collaboration into one system. Our conversational AI assistant, Cora, uses vector search and LLM technology to match candidates with jobs and help recruiters act faster. We are hiring a full-time Backend PHP Developer to help build and scale the platform in our established production environment. This is a hands-on role with significant ownership and close collaboration with our product and development team. The position is on-site in Evanston, Illinois. We offer a competitive base salary, healthcare, dental and vision coverage, and a 401(k). Our small, collaborative team offers opportunities for direct product impact and career growth, including technical specialization or leadership.

last updated 42 week of 2026

Job Tags

Full time

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