Senior PHP Developer | Symfony/Laravel, AI Tools, Cloud

Velvetech; Miami, Chicago (FL, IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Velvetech is a U.S.-based software development partner seeking a PHP-focused engineer. You will work on web applications for business systems using a rich stack, emphasizing clean code, refactoring, and testing.

Expect collaboration with cross-functional teams, adherence to OOP/SOLID, and a focus on scalable solutions for US clients. The role requires 3+ years with PHP, Symfony or Laravel, MySQL, and Git, plus English at least at an intermediate level.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with PHP and modern frameworks such as Symfony or Laravel.
• Experience with MySQL / MariaDB, and version control systems like Git.
• English proficiency at an intermediate level or higher.
• Proficiency in AI-driven development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor IDE, Tabnine or similar is required.

Responsibilities

• Write code and contribute to front-end and back-end architecture.
• Implement user interactions on web pages and ensure responsive applications.
• Develop a project from conception to finished product meeting technical and client needs.
• Collaborate with teams to refactor, test, and document code.
• Support deployment to cloud environments and ensure reliability.

Skills

PHP

Symfony

Laravel

MySQL

Git

OOP

Unit testing

English

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Composer

Nginx

MariaDB

Galera

Elasticsearch

RabbitMQ

Redis

Job description

Velvetech is a U.S.-based software development partner seeking a PHP-focused engineer. You will work on web applications for business systems using a rich stack, emphasizing clean code, refactoring, and testing.

Expect collaboration with cross-functional teams, adherence to OOP/SOLID, and a focus on scalable solutions for US clients. The role requires 3+ years with PHP, Symfony or Laravel, MySQL, and Git, plus English at least at an intermediate level.