Software Engineer III – Lead PHP

Sightview Software; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sightview Software, a healthcare technology company based in the United States, is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to lead a team focused on system integrations and external connectivity. This role will enable you to leverage technical leadership and hands-on development skills to deliver robust service-oriented solutions.

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise and demonstrate strong ownership in delivering scalable integration services, ensuring data integrity and performance across systems.

Sightview Software offers a collaborative work environment where technical challenges meet impactful healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in PHP development.
• Strong proficiency in PHP and experience with modern PHP frameworks.
• Proven experience designing and building services and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for the team.
• Manage and support a team of engineers.
• Lead the design of services for communication between applications.
• Define and establish service architecture.
• Ensure work is well-defined and delivered with high quality.
• Establish best practices for service integrations.
• Define and maintain strong data contracts.

Skills

PHP development

Modern PHP frameworks (preferably Laravel)

Designing and building services and APIs

System integrations

Service-to-service communication patterns

Data contracts and API design

Error handling and fault tolerance

Unit testing

Version control systems (e.g., Git)

Containerized deployment models (Docker)

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership or managing engineers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS technologies (ECS, Aurora, SQS)

Event-driven or message-based architectures

Monitoring, logging, and observability practices

Job description

Sightview Software LLC is a healthcare technology company providing intelligent EHR and practice management solutions built exclusively for eye care. We support ophthalmology, optometry, and optical practices with software designed to streamline clinical workflows, surgical planning, patient engagement, and business operations. Our platform includes EHR, practice management, optical management, ASC solutions, MIPS reporting, and revenue cycle management services—helping eye care providers focus on delivering exceptional patient care while improving efficiency and financial performance.

About the role:

We are seeking a Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of a services-oriented engineering team focused on system integrations and external connectivity.

This role combines hands‑on development, technical leadership, and team management responsibilities, guiding a group of engineers in building services that connect our applications to external systems and third‑party platforms. These services act as a critical layer between our core applications and external dependencies, requiring strong attention to reliability, data integrity, performance, and contract‑driven design.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, a strong sense of ownership, and the ability to lead both people and technical direction to deliver robust, scalable integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction for the team, guiding architecture, design decisions, and implementation approaches.
• Team Leadership & Management: Manage and support a team of engineers, including task alignment, coaching, performance feedback, and day‑to‑day guidance.
• Integration & Services Design: Lead the design of services that enable communication between internal applications and external systems, ensuring clear contracts, reliability, and scalability.
• Service Architecture: Define and establish service architecture, patterns, and best practices for integrations and external connectivity.
• Delivery Ownership: Ensure work is well‑defined, properly scoped, and delivered with high quality and predictability.
• System Reliability: Establish and enforce best practices for error handling, retries, monitoring, and fault tolerance across service integrations.
• Data Integrity & Contracts: Define and maintain strong data contracts, ensuring accurate, secure, and consistent data exchange between systems.
• Code Quality: Set and uphold a high bar for code quality through reviews, standards, and best practices.
• Mentorship: Mentor and develop engineers, supporting their technical growth and career progression.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, and external stakeholders to align on requirements, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvements in engineering practices, tooling, and service architecture.

Skills and qualifications (mandatory):

• 5+ years of professional experience in PHP development
• Strong proficiency in PHP and experience with modern PHP frameworks (preferably Laravel)
• Proven experience designing and building services and APIs
• Strong experience with system integrations, including connecting applications to external services or third‑party platforms
• Experience designing service‑to‑service communication patterns (synchronous and asynchronous)
• Solid understanding of data contracts, API design, and data transformation
• Experience with error handling, retries, idempotency, and fault tolerance in distributed systems
• Strong understanding of unit testing and quality practices
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines, Containerized deployment models (Docker)
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions
• Prior experience leading or managing engineers
• Ability to operate with high autonomy and drive outcomes

Skills and qualifications (preferred):

• Experience with event‑driven or message‑based architectures
• Experience working with high‑volume, transactional systems
• Experience with AWS technologies and hosting (ECS, Aurora, SQS)
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability practices
• Experience working in healthcare, SaaS, or regulated environments
• Experience defining or evolving integration standards and patterns
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

EEO Disclaimer:

SIGHTVIEW SOFTWARE LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to age, color, race, religion, sex, gender identity, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Benefits/Perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the country where you work.