Senior PHP Developer

IESF AG; United States; Remote; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Flexibility

Friendly environment

Full social perks package

Job summary

A stable IT service and product development company is seeking an experienced Senior PHP Developer for a fully remote role. The successful candidate will maintain legacy APIs built with CakePHP and develop new microservices using API Platform and Symfony. This role requires at least 4 years of experience in PHP development, strong familiarity with modern PHP frameworks and cloud infrastructure, agile development practices, and the ability to write tests. The company offers a friendly environment and full social perks package.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of professional experience as PHP Developer.
• Strong experience with PHP 8.3 and modern PHP frameworks (Symfony, API Platform).
• Experience maintaining legacy codebases (CakePHP 2 preferred).
• Familiarity with Docker, GCP, and microservice architecture.
• Proficient with PostgreSQL and Pub/Sub.
• Experience writing unit tests and Behat tests.
• Good understanding of agile/SCRUM development practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance legacy APIs built with CakePHP 2.
• Design and develop new microservices using API Platform and Symfony.
• Write and maintain unit and Behat tests to ensure code quality.
• Collaborate with team members in an agile SCRUM environment.
• Deploy and monitor applications using Docker and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Work with PostgreSQL databases and Pub/Sub messaging services.

Skills

PHP 8.3

Symfony

API Platform

Docker

PostgreSQL

Agile/SCRUM

Unit testing

Behat testing

Job description

Our client is a stable IT service and product development company, serving reputable clients across Europe and developing innovative projects on the long‑term run.

As the team is growing, we are looking for an experienced Senior PHP Developer (fully remote role).

Tasks

About the Role:

You will be responsible for maintaining a legacy API built with CakePHP 2 and developing new microservices using API Platform and Symfony.

You Will:

• Maintain and enhance legacy APIs built with CakePHP 2.
• Design and develop new microservices using API Platform and Symfony.
• Write and maintain unit and Behat tests to ensure code quality.
• Collaborate with team members in an agile SCRUM environment.
• Deploy and monitor applications using Docker and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Work with PostgreSQL databases and Pub/Sub messaging services.

Requirements

Your Profile:

The ideal candidate has strong backend experience, works well in an agile SCRUM environment, and is comfortable with modern development tools and cloud infrastructure.

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of professional experience as PHP Developer
• Strong experience with PHP 8.3 and modern PHP frameworks (Symfony, API Platform).
• Experience maintaining legacy codebases (CakePHP 2 preferred).
• Familiarity with Docker, GCP, and microservice architecture.
• Proficient with PostgreSQL and Pub/Sub.
• Experience writing unit tests and Behat tests.
• Good understanding of agile/SCRUM development practices.

Benefits

The Company Offers:

• Fully remote position
• Flexibility
• Friendly environment
• Full social perks package

The Interview Process

Direct communication with the CEO / CTO, fast paced process and a feedback within 1-2 days.