Senior PHP/Symfony Engineer — Remote Backend Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote‑first culture

Global teams

Career growth

Job summary

Smart Working is seeking a Senior PHP/Symfony Engineer to own backend development on a mature Symfony platform that handles marketing and revenue data for enterprise customers. The stack includes Symfony 6.1 with a planned upgrade to Symfony 7, an Angular frontend, and TypeScript/Python microservices AI agents.

This role is remote, operating within a cross-functional product squad with engineering, product, QA, and DevOps colleagues. Strong independence and architectural mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong backend development experience with PHP and Symfony.
• Experience upgrading Symfony versions and integrating with a modular front end.
• Ability to work independently in a cross-functional remote squad.

Responsibilities

• Own backend development within a mature Symfony platform.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver features.
• Plan and implement architectural improvements affecting the system.

Skills

PHP

Symfony

Angular

TypeScript

Python

Architectural thinking

Job description

Smart Working is seeking a Senior PHP/Symfony Engineer to own backend development on a mature Symfony platform that handles marketing and revenue data for enterprise customers. The stack includes Symfony 6.1 with a planned upgrade to Symfony 7, an Angular frontend, and TypeScript/Python microservices AI agents.

This role is remote, operating within a cross-functional product squad with engineering, product, QA, and DevOps colleagues. Strong independence and architectural mindset are essential.