PHP Software Engineer

Solvd Inc. is a premier software engineering company. We have 8 offices across the globe and over 800 international employees on staff. With over 12 years of experience, highly skilled teams around the world and deep industry knowledge, we help clients create software that improves their operations and opens new markets. We have built an impressive roster of digital-native enterprise clients including some of the biggest brands in retail and social media.

We seek a highly skilled and self-driven Senior Software Engineer with expertise in PHP as the primary programming language. The ideal candidate will actively contribute to technical decision-making, solve complex business problems, and deliver high-quality software solutions with minimal supervision focusing on collaboration, innovation, and ownership. Strong communication and task ownership are critical to success in this position. Familiarity with AWS cloud services will also be valuable.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain web applications using the Symfony framework.
• Implement and optimize Eloquent ORM, Twig templates, middleware, and service providers.
• Utilize Symfony’s task scheduling, caching, and event broadcasting features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient PHP (8.x) code following best practices.
• Manage dependencies using Composer.
• Design and optimize MySQL databases to ensure high performance.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs within Symfony-based applications.
• Implement and maintain unit and integration tests using PHPUnit.
• Work with Git version control, managing branching, merging, and pull requests in a team environment.
• Deploy Symfony applications on cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Contribute to documentation of system functionality and design.
• Participate in technical decision-making and solution architecture, promote knowledge-sharing and best practices.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure smooth API and UI integration, communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, DevOps, and QA.

Mandatory requirements:

• Symfony Framework: Advanced proficiency, including Eloquent ORM, Twig templates, middleware, and service providers.
• PHP (8.x): Strong knowledge of modern PHP, OOP principles, and design patterns.
• Database Management: Strong understanding of MySQL.
• Testing: Experience with PHPUnit for unit and integration testing.
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git, including branching, merging, and pull requests.
• API Development: Ability to integrate third-party services and APIs using Symfony.
• Hosting & Deployment: Experience deploying Symfony applications on cloud platforms like AWS.
• CI/CD: Familiarity with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments.
• Security: Knowledge of authentication protocols such as OIDC.
• Problem-Solving: Proven ability to debug complex issues and optimize application performance.
• Communication: Fluent in English with strong collaboration and documentation skills.

Optional requirements:

• Front-End Integration: Basic understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Authentication Protocols: Understanding of OIDC and SAML.
• API Documentation: Experience with tools like Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Infrastructre and DevOps: Proficiency with Docker for containerization and basic Kubernetes knowledge.
• Performance Optimization: Ability to analyze and enhance application performance.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Experience in leading technical discussions and guiding team members.

Tech stack:

• Backend: PHP 8.x, Symfony (Eloquent ORM, Twig, middleware, service providers).
• Database: MySQL.
• Testing: PHPUnit.
• Version Control: Git.
• Deployment: AWS (Cloud hosting), CI/CD pipelines.
• Security: OIDC authentication protocols.
• Front-End Collaboration: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.