Principal PHP/Phalcon Architect - Payments API

Global Payments Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. in Denver seeks a Principal PHP/Phalcon Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our payment API and related services using Phalcon.

You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable API solutions, implement database schemas with Phalcon ORM, ensure performance, security, and CI/CD excellence, and contribute to technical documentation.

The role requires 10+ years in software engineering, strong PHP/Phalcon experience, and cloud familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven Phalcon/PHP development experience.
• Strong SQL and database design skills.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain our payment API and services using Phalcon PHP.
• Create efficient, scalable API solutions meeting requirements and quality standards.
• Write clean, well-documented code and conduct unit testing.
• Design database schemas and optimize queries with Phalcon ORM.

Skills

Phalcon PHP

PHP

PostgreSQL

RESTful API

MVC architecture

Microservices

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field

Tools

Phalcon

Git

PostgreSQL

Job description

Global Payments Inc. in Denver seeks a Principal PHP/Phalcon Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our payment API and related services using Phalcon.

You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable API solutions, implement database schemas with Phalcon ORM, ensure performance, security, and CI/CD excellence, and contribute to technical documentation.

The role requires 10+ years in software engineering, strong PHP/Phalcon experience, and cloud familiarity.