Senior PHP Engineer — Shape architecture with AI

Vuejobs; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 156,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real influence on architecture

Flexible hours

No overtime culture

Apple/Windows equipment

AI tools in daily workflow

Job summary

ambiscale is seeking an independent PHP Engineer to own backend work across varied client projects. You’ll turn incomplete briefs into clear questions, make sensible technical choices, and deliver high-quality solutions with performance, security, and accessibility in mind.

You’ll work with AI as part of daily workflows and have influence on architecture, estimates, and technical standards, collaborating closely with a Tech Lead and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Backend/PHP
• Strong PHP 8.2+ and Symfony knowledge
• Solid software architecture understanding (SOLID, Patterns, Clean Architecture, DDD/CQRS)
• Experience with caching, queues, async processing, message brokers
• Experience building secure RESTful or GraphQL APIs; performance focus
• Comfort with AI-assisted workflows and critical thinking
• Fluent English and Polish (B2+)

Responsibilities

• Build and scale enterprise web applications and API-first architectures
• Ask the right business and technical questions from client briefs
• Break projects into modules, choose technologies, and create realistic estimates
• Ensure performance, security, accessibility, testing, and code quality
• Profile and optimize apps and integrate external systems and APIs
• Collaborate with clients, PMs, Front-end, DevOps and QA
• Suggest improvements to architecture, tools, and workflow

Skills

PHP 8.2+

Symfony

Architecture

CI/CD

REST/GraphQL

AI in daily work

English & Polish

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Job description

ambiscale is seeking an independent PHP Engineer to own backend work across varied client projects. You’ll turn incomplete briefs into clear questions, make sensible technical choices, and deliver high-quality solutions with performance, security, and accessibility in mind.

You’ll work with AI as part of daily workflows and have influence on architecture, estimates, and technical standards, collaborating closely with a Tech Lead and cross-functional teams.