Senior PHP/Symfony Engineer (Fully Remote)

Smart Working; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Working is seeking a Senior backend engineer for a Symfony-based platform serving enterprise customers. This fully remote role focuses on delivering robust backend services and data handling for marketing and revenue data.

You will work in a remote cross-functional squad with engineering, product, QA, and DevOps, upgrading Symfony from 6.1 to 7, and improving performance. You will also read Angular/TypeScript code and collaborate on AI agent microservices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years commercial engineering experience with expert PHP and advanced Symfony.
• Advanced MySQL, automated testing, AWS experience, and ability to work UK hours.

Responsibilities

• Own backend delivery, including Symfony 6.1 to 7 upgrade and improving performance and maintainability.
• Read and reason about Angular/TypeScript code and collaborate on AI agent microservices.

Skills

PHP

Symfony

MySQL

Automated testing

AWS

Angular

TypeScript

Tools

Angular

TypeScript

Job description

• Senior backend role in a Symfony platform managing marketing and revenue data for enterprise customers.
• Work within a remote cross-functional squad with engineering, product, QA, and DevOps.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own backend delivery, including Symfony 6.1 to 7 upgrade and improving performance and maintainability.
• Read and reason about Angular/TypeScript code and collaborate on AI agent microservices.

Requirements:

• 8+ years commercial engineering experience with expert PHP and advanced Symfony.
• Advanced MySQL, automated testing, AWS experience, and ability to work UK hours.

Smart Working

Smart Working connects skilled professionals with global teams for full-time, long-term remote roles. It is a remote-first workplace that values employee growth and well-being and is highly rated on Glassdoor.