PHP Developer

Swoon; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

On-site 3 days a week

Job summary

Swoon is actively hiring a Fullstack Developer to join the team in Newport News, VA. This role focuses on building full-stack web and mobile applications, integrating with fintech platforms, and delivering secure, scalable solutions.

You'll collaborate with Digital Banking, IT, Operations, Marketing and external vendors. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of web app development, strong API experience, and a commitment to high-quality code and testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of web app development experience with at least 1 year in full-stack roles.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and fintech integrations.
• Experience with Git and automated tests to ensure code quality.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and business teams to deliver secure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance web, mobile, and internal applications.
• Design and support integrations with fintech platforms via APIs and SDKs.
• Write, test, debug, and optimize frontend, backend, middleware, and databases.
• Collaborate with Digital Banking, IT, Operations, Marketing and vendors to deliver new features.
• Build RESTful APIs and database queries for data exchange.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and secure software development lifecycle.

Skills

Full-stack development

RESTful APIs

Unit & integration testing

Git & version control

Tools

Git

REST APIs

SDK integrations

Job description

Swoon is actively hiring a Fullstack Developer to join the team!

What your day-to-day will look like?

• Develop, maintain, and enhance web, mobile, and internal digital applications by building full-stack solutions that improve the overall customer experience.
• Design, build, and support integrations between internal systems and third‑party banking and fintech platforms through custom APIs, SDKs, and vendor‑supported technologies.
• Write, test, troubleshoot, debug, and optimize front‑end, back‑end, middleware, and database code to ensure applications are secure, scalable, reliable, and high performing.
• Partner closely with Digital Banking, IT, Operations, Marketing, and external vendors to deliver new digital features, self‑service capabilities, marketing initiatives, and user experience enhancements.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and database queries that enable seamless data exchange and support the delivery of new digital products and services.
• Participate in code reviews, version control, automated testing, and secure software development practices to ensure high-quality, production-ready applications that protect sensitive customer and financial data.
• Research and evaluate emerging fintech technologies and platform capabilities, recommending enhancements that improve digital banking functionality, system integrations, and long‑term scalability.

What’s Required / Technical Skills

• 5+ years of web application development experience, including at least 1 year of full-stack development with both front-end and back-end technologies.
• Strong experience building and supporting RESTful APIs and integrating third-party applications, fintech platforms, or enterprise systems.
• Experience using Git and modern version control workflows, along with writing automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize applications while collaborating across technical and business teams to deliver secure, high-quality digital solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within the banking, credit union, financial services, or fintech industry, including integrations with digital banking platforms.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices, Agile development methodologies, Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence), and user experience best practices.

What else you should know?

Contract to Hire role

Location – Newport News, VA

Hybrid Role- 3 days a week on-site, 2 days a week at home

Hourly Rate

Work Authorization — US Citizen or Permanent Resident Only – C2C, C2H, and Visa sponsorship are not available at this time.