Software Engineer PHP

Kforce Inc; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA/FSA and 401(k)

Paid time off and life/disability

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Software Engineer PHP in West Palm Beach, FL to design, develop, and maintain high-performance PHP applications handling millions of API requests daily. You will optimize MySQL schemas, implement RESTful APIs with OpenAPI specs, and build asynchronous workflows with queues in a distributed environment.

You will work across distributed teams, participate in architecture discussions, and ensure code quality with unit and integration tests.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with PHP 8+ and frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Slim.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs using modern standards.
• Experience with Redis caching, queues, and performance optimizations.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Expertise in MySQL including query optimization and schema design for high-traffic apps.
• Familiarity with message queues and asynchronous processing (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS, Redis Streams).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance PHP applications handling millions of API requests daily.
• Design and optimize MySQL schemas, queries, and indexing for performance and reliability.
• Implement and maintain RESTful APIs with OpenAPI specifications and versioning.
• Design asynchronous workflows, background jobs, queues, and event-driven integrations.
• Participate in architecture discussions, incident response, and root-cause analysis for production issues.
• Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices.
• Write clean, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration tests.

Skills

PHP 8+

Laravel

Symfony

Slim

RESTful APIs

MySQL

Redis

OpenAPI

AWS

GCP

Azure

RabbitMQ

Kafka

SQS

Redis Streams

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Git workflows

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Redis

RabbitMQ

Kafka

SQS

OpenAPI

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Software Engineer PHP in West Palm Beach, FL. Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance PHP applications serving millions of API requests daily
• Design and optimize MySQL database schemas, queries, and indexing for performance and reliability
• Implement and maintain RESTful APIs following modern API design standards, including OpenAPI specifications and versioning best practices
• Design and implement asynchronous workflows, background jobs, queues, and event-driven integrations where appropriate
• Participate in architecture discussions, incident response, and root-cause analysis for production issues
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
• Write clean, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration test coverage

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with strong proficiency in modern PHP (PHP 8+) and common frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Slim
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs using modern standards
• Experience with Redis for caching, distributed locking, queues, and performance optimization
• Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms (Vultr, AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Expertise in MySQL including query optimization and schema design for high-traffic applications
• Familiarity with message queues and asynchronous processing systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS, or Redis Streams
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Git-based development workflows
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.