Senior Php Software Developer

This role is 100% Remote and based anywhere in the USA.

Our client is a fast-growing, Private Equity backed GovTech company providing SaaS Software solutions to the Public Sector (City / State Local Government).

They are currently upgrading their PHP codebase from 5.4 to 8.2 mainly for security reasons and are also separating the backend from the front end and changing some of their technology there and are looking for someone who can help lead the charge with this upgrade, long-term refactoring projects as well as new feature development as they embark on a platform strategy with modular and reusable components.

You will work with a strong on-shore Team Lead and Director of Engineering as well as a team of 24 people nearshore in Mexico. In the first week on the job you'll spend time learning about the products and then by week 2, you'll be diving in, taking tickets, and developing hands-on. Quickly learning the code and how things work together will be key to your success. There are 2000 PHP files that have been developed over 10 years so a recognition that change will occur incrementally is important.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software architecture for critical new products and new feature sets
• Develop and deploy new features
• Write “clean”, well-designed code
• Troubleshoot and optimize the core product software and databases
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practices as well as company programming policies and standards
• Work closely with engineering, QA, design, and product teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the engineering team

Requirements

• Proven software development experience in PHP (5+ years) preferably in small teams where you've taken on more responsibility.
• A background doing custom native PHP development before moving into a framework (Laravel / Symfony / CodeIgniter) would be a big plus.
• Object-oriented programming, and MVC
• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools, and developing web services
• Strongly collaborative and effective in a cross-functional environment
• Passion and willingness to learn
• Knowledge of automated testing tools and techniques

Benefits

• Great insurance (medical, dental, vision, and voluntary life & disability)
• Mental health benefits
• 401(k) plan (company matching)
• Paid holidays
• Flexible PTO - no accruals
• Paid generous parental leave

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