Senior PHP Architect: Backend & APIs (Onsite Warsaw)

LaraBench; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 152,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Silk Software House in Warsaw is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to take ownership of backend solutions end-to-end, from requirements gathering to architecture and implementation. You will mentor other developers and collaborate with clients.

The role requires full-time onsite work near Plac Wilsona, with strong PHP 8.1+, Symfony/Laravel, and fintech/high-traffic experience. English (B2+) is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience.
• PHP 8.1+
• Experience with Symfony or Laravel
• Relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• Strong knowledge of OOP, design patterns, and coding standards
• Experience with automated testing and testing concepts
• Good understanding of application security and vulnerabilities
• Git and software development workflows
• Experience working in an Agile team
• Ability to independently gather requirements and design solutions
• Familiar with AI-assisted development tools
• English at B2+ level
• Nice to Have Docker and containerized environments
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub)
• Monitoring and observability tools
• Experience in fintech or high-traffic systems
• Basic frontend knowledge (HTML, CSS, JS)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PHP applications from scratch
• Gather requirements and propose technical solutions
• Design and maintain APIs, internal services, and data exchange systems
• Design and implement CMS systems
• Create new modules and evolve existing systems
• Make architectural decisions and evaluate alternatives
• Review code and mentor other developers
• Collaborate with DevOps on deployment, CI/CD, and monitoring

Skills

PHP

Symfony/Laravel

OOP & patterns

Unit testing

English (B2+)

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD (GitLab/GitHub)

Job description

Silk Software House in Warsaw is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to take ownership of backend solutions end-to-end, from requirements gathering to architecture and implementation. You will mentor other developers and collaborate with clients.

The role requires full-time onsite work near Plac Wilsona, with strong PHP 8.1+, Symfony/Laravel, and fintech/high-traffic experience. English (B2+) is required.