Senior PHP Engineer - Remote, Lead Architect & Mentor

Jamdanceacademy; Burbank (CA); Remote; USD 149,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Rite Aid is seeking a remote PHP Developer for a senior role focused on robust PHP applications and strong interpersonal communication. The candidate will handle undocumented surprises and scale the system with leadership and practical problem solving.

The position offers a salary range of $149,000–$215,000, mentorship, a clear growth ladder, and the flexibility to clock in from Burbank or from home while maintaining engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of PHP development experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Read stack traces and trace bugs to their root cause.
• Collaborate with users in Burbank to define needs and requirements.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Rite Aid.
• Improve test automation frameworks to increase release confidence.
• Re-architect the technology flow to handle higher load.
• Document and hand off runbooks for on-call continuity.

Skills

PHP

Interpersonal skills

Linux

Communication

Remote teamwork

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Rite Aid is seeking a remote PHP Developer for a senior role focused on robust PHP applications and strong interpersonal communication. The candidate will handle undocumented surprises and scale the system with leadership and practical problem solving.

The position offers a salary range of $149,000–$215,000, mentorship, a clear growth ladder, and the flexibility to clock in from Burbank or from home while maintaining engineering excellence.