Senior PHP Engineer

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with strong hands-on PHP expertise
• Deep expertise in PHP 8.x and Laravel (or comparable modern frameworks)
• Solid experience with RabbitMQ and event-driven architecture
• Strong MySQL skills — schema design, query optimization, performance tuning
• Hands-on experience with AWS services
• Experience with Nuxt.js / Vue.js and comfort working across the stack
• Strong understanding of testing practices — unit, feature, and integration testing (PHPUnit / Pest)
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows
• Ability to work in a distributed, multi-timezone team (US / UK / Brazil)
• Excellent English communication skills
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum / Kanban

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor)
• Background in SaaS, multi-tenant platforms, or large-scale B2B portals

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality PHP / Laravel code for the portal feature parity workstream
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions alongside the Tech Lead
• Work across the stack where needed, including Nuxt.js / Vue.js frontend components
• Write clean, testable code with appropriate unit and feature test coverage
• Participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and maintaining code quality standards
• Break down user stories into technical tasks; estimate effort during sprint planning
• Collaborate closely with QA to enable test automation and catch regressions early
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root-cause analysis
• Engage with Client engineering counterparts in US / UK / Brazil on integration points and delivery milestones
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retros, demos)