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)