Crafting the kind of backend that makes frontend work feel like cheating

Hey there — we’re Kinship 👋

We’re building the Revit tools you wish existed. Our platform helps architects and engineers manage content, track usage, and make smarter decisions with less hassle.

We’re looking for a backend-focused engineer who enjoys building clean APIs, designing resilient systems, and keeping things fast, simple, and secure. Someone who’s comfortable working in PHP, knows their way around Docker, and can help us make the most of AWS to ship reliable software at speed.

What You'll Do

Build and maintain backend services in modern PHP

Design and implement APIs consumed by our frontend and desktop apps

Use Docker to standardize development and streamline deployments

Work with AWS services (e.g. ECS, S3, RDS, CloudWatch) to keep our systems fast and reliable

Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to ship features

Write tests and monitor performance so we can trust our stack at scale

What We're Looking For

You don’t need to tick every box, but here’s what would help you succeed:

Strong experience with PHP (we use PHP 8+)

Familiarity with containerized environments using Docker

Product mindset — you think in terms of user value, not just technical correctness

Clear communicator and thoughtful collaborator

Someone who’s excited to work in a small, fast-moving team

Knowledge of Laravel or Symfony

Comfortable with AWS basics — think deploying apps, storing files, managing databases

Experience designing or evolving APIs in production

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

Interest in DevOps, observability, or developer tooling

What We Offer

Competitive salary

A beautiful, plant-filled office in central London (by Southwark tube station) and good coffee (obviously)

A no-BS team of people who love building great software together

Real autonomy and influence over product and tech decisions

A company that believes in work-life balance