Senior Full-Stack Engineer | Fully Flexible & Global Access

Xcelirate; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contractor rate €125k p.a.

MacBook workstation provided

Global co-working access

Flexible location & hours

Team events & gatherings

Job summary

Xcelirate is seeking a seasoned Full-Stack Developer to own the full software lifecycle—from ideation to deployment—across our platform stack.

Bring 10+ years in PHP (Symfony or Zend) and 6+ years with frontend frameworks (Vue.js/React/Nuxt/Next). You ship clean, scalable code and drive automated tests.

This contractor role offers exceptional flexibility in location and hours, an annualized rate of €125,000 plus a retention bonus, and a premium workstation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PHP development with at least one framework (Symfony or Zend).
• 12+ years in web application development; evolution of web tech.
• 6+ years with frontend frameworks such as Vue.js, React, Nuxt, or Next.js.
• Deep understanding of scalable web architectures: monolith, microservices, or hybrid.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts.
• Passion for automated testing (unit/integration/E2E) and TDD.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience deploying in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of web security: encryption, authentication, authorization.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own time while adhering to priorities set by the company
• Build new features and improve existing ones across our platforms
• Refactor and enhance applications to keep them performant, scalable, and maintainable
• Write tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure software reliability
• Be involved in every phase of the software lifecycle, from ideation to deployment
• Participate in deep technical discussions and help shape our applications and infrastructure
• Get hands-on with all elements of the stack, from backend logic to frontend interactions
• Identify inefficiencies and help streamline workflows, reducing unnecessary work
• Take ownership of your work, ensuring high-quality results and maintainable solutions

Skills

PHP development

Frontend frameworks

CI/CD pipelines

Ansible

Terraform

Cloud deployment

Web security

Testing (unit/integration/E2E)

Debugging and design

Agile development

Tools

Symfony

Zend Framework

Vue.js

React

Nuxt.js

Next.js

AWS

Azure

GCP

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Xcelirate is seeking a seasoned Full-Stack Developer to own the full software lifecycle—from ideation to deployment—across our platform stack.

Bring 10+ years in PHP (Symfony or Zend) and 6+ years with frontend frameworks (Vue.js/React/Nuxt/Next). You ship clean, scalable code and drive automated tests.

This contractor role offers exceptional flexibility in location and hours, an annualized rate of €125,000 plus a retention bonus, and a premium workstation.