Senior Software Engineer, PHP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain high-performance PHP applications that handle millions of API requests on a daily basis.

• Architect and enhance MySQL database schemas, queries, and indexing strategies to ensure low-latency access.

• Implement and uphold RESTful APIs in accordance with contemporary API design standards, including OpenAPI specifications and best practices for versioning.

• Create and execute asynchronous workflows, background jobs, queues, and event-driven integrations as necessary.

• Engage in architecture discussions, incident response, and root-cause analysis for production challenges.

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to establish technical requirements and deliver scalable solutions.

• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and advocate for engineering best practices.

• Produce clean, well-tested code with extensive unit and integration test coverage.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional software development experience with a strong command of modern PHP (PHP 8+) and popular frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Slim.

• Profound expertise in MySQL, including query optimization and schema design suitable for high-traffic applications.

• Significant experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs using modern standards.

• Familiarity with Redis for caching, distributed locking, queues, and performance enhancement.

• Knowledge of message queues and asynchronous processing systems like RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS, or Redis Streams.

• Proficient in containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with logging, monitoring, tracing, and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

• Awareness of API security best practices including OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, rate limiting, and OWASP principles.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms (Vultr, AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tools.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Git-based development workflows.

• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with distributed teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental, and vision plans.

• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting.

• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year.

• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan.

• Increased PTO at 3-year and 10-year anniversaries + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year.

• $500 stipend for remote office setup in the first year + $400 each subsequent year.

• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month.

• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month.

• Company-paid Wellable subscription.