Senior PHP Developer

N-iX; Perímetro Urbano Medellín; Híbrido; COP 109.035.400 - 181.725.667; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working format

Competitive salary

Personalized career growth

Descripción de la vacante

N-iX is looking for a Software Engineer in Medellín, Colombia to work on consolidating legacy client portals into a modern platform using PHP and Laravel. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, strong PHP and MySQL skills, and the ability to work in a distributed team. N-iX offers flexible working options, competitive salaries, and opportunities for personalized career growth and professional development.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in commercial software engineering with strong PHP expertise.
• Deep knowledge of PHP 8.x and Laravel framework.
• Solid experience with MySQL, including schema design and optimization.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop high-quality PHP/Laravel code for client portals.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and troubleshooting production issues.

Conocimientos

PHP Expertise

MySQL Skills

AWS Experience

Nuxt.js / Vue.js

Testing Practices

Agile Methodologies

CI/CD Pipelines

English Communication

Descripción del empleo

Client Overview

Our Client is a global leader in corporate brand protection and domain management, serving Fortune 500 and large enterprises with domain registration, online brand monitoring, and anti-counterfeiting services.

Project Description

The Client is consolidating two legacy client portals into a single modern platform, bringing feature parity ahead of client migration. Stack: PHP (Laravel), RabbitMQ, MySQL, Nuxt.js (Vue.js) on AWS.

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)

We offer*:

• Flexible working format — remote, office‑based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location‑specific benefits
• not applicable for freelancers