Remote Symfony Lead Engineer — Craft Robust Backend

Medium; Indore (WV); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Full medical insurance

Mentorship and community

Remote-first culture

Work-life balance

Job summary

Smart Working in a remote-first setup seeks a Lead PHP & Symfony Software Engineer to own backend systems with a focus on code quality, reliability, and accountability. This role goes beyond feature delivery, shaping long-lasting solutions you can stand behind.

You'll collaborate with product, QA, and fellow engineers across the full lifecycle—from design and testing to production deployment—mentoring juniors and promoting TDD and secure coding in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional PHP experience (7.4/8+).
• 3+ years in the Symfony framework.
• Strong understanding of design patterns.
• Experience with unit/integration testing (PHPUnit, Behat, or similar).
• Hands-on Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Familiarity with static analysis tools (PHPStan, Psalm, or similar).
• CI/CD pipelines, code coverage, and deployment workflows.
• Excellent technical communication and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems with PHP and Symfony.
• Own features end-to-end, from ticket creation and technical design to production release.
• Write clean, strongly-typed, maintainable, and testable code that meets strict quality standards.
• Apply design patterns thoughtfully and consistently.
• Build and maintain comprehensive automated test coverage using PHPUnit and similar tools.
• Follow and promote Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.
• Use static analysis, linters, and code quality tools to ensure reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor others across the team.
• Collaborate with product, design, and QA to deliver robust solutions.
• Break down complex initiatives into actionable tasks and guide implementation.
• Monitor systems and participate in on-call rotation when required.
• Promote secure coding practices and document architecture and decisions.

Skills

PHP

Symfony

Design patterns

Unit testing

TDD

Static analysis

CI/CD

Technical communication

Accountability

Tools

PHPUnit

Behat

PHPStan

Psalm

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Smart Working in a remote-first setup seeks a Lead PHP & Symfony Software Engineer to own backend systems with a focus on code quality, reliability, and accountability. This role goes beyond feature delivery, shaping long-lasting solutions you can stand behind.

You'll collaborate with product, QA, and fellow engineers across the full lifecycle—from design and testing to production deployment—mentoring juniors and promoting TDD and secure coding in a fast-paced Agile environment.