Senior PHP Developer (Symfony/CodeIgniter) — Remote

BairesDev; Colombia; On-site; COP 277,675,000 - 370,233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Competitive USD or local currency

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Paid parental leaves and holidays

Global mentorship and growth

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to lead modernization efforts across legacy systems. You’ll work with engineers to migrate applications, rewrite business logic in modern PHP frameworks, and deliver high-quality code under tight deadlines.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of software development experience, deep PHP expertise, and hands-on work with CodeIgniter, Symfony, Twig, and Smarty templates. This is 100% remote with competitive USD or local currency compensation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in PHP with hands-on CodeIgniter and Symfony.
• Experience with Smarty templates and Twig.

Responsibilities

• Execute application modernization projects by migrating legacy applications to modern PHP frameworks.
• Rewrite and refactor business logic from legacy codebases into modern PHP architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure smooth migration and integration.
• Deliver high-quality code on tight deadlines while maintaining coding standards.

Skills

PHP

CodeIgniter

Symfony

Twig

Smarty templates

English

Job description

BairesDev is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to lead modernization efforts across legacy systems. You’ll work with engineers to migrate applications, rewrite business logic in modern PHP frameworks, and deliver high-quality code under tight deadlines.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of software development experience, deep PHP expertise, and hands-on work with CodeIgniter, Symfony, Twig, and Smarty templates. This is 100% remote with competitive USD or local currency compensation.