Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

About the Role

Work Arrangement

• The posting identifies the role as remote through its benefits and remote-work designation.

Engineering Duties

• Design, build, and enhance FeeNavigator features using PHP/Laravel and Vue.
• Develop efficient database queries and optimize MySQL performance.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests and validate changes through production.
• Refactor complex code and decompose high-complexity components into maintainable structures.
• Document business logic, application workflows, and architectural decisions.

Collaboration and Reliability

• Collaborate with Product Managers on requirements and technical solution design.
• Participate in code reviews and share best practices.
• Work with SRE to ensure software is observable, resilient, secure, and production-ready.
• Diagnose and resolve incidents, defects, and performance bottlenecks with cross-functional teams.
• Improve development processes, tooling, and engineering practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience developing complex applications.
• Fluency in PHP, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and modern development practices.
• Experience with MySQL, including schema design and query optimization.
• Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript, Vue, npm, and basic CSS or SCSS.
• Experience with secure coding, Git, CI/CD, and the full software development lifecycle.
• Ability to work in large established codebases with limited guidance.
• Effective use of AI-assisted development tools and ability to review their output.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with Laravel or similar modern PHP frameworks and the Vue ecosystem.
• Experience with Docker, Redis or Memcached, AWS services, and logging or monitoring systems.
• Understanding of cloud-native or SaaS architectures.
• Exposure to Python and ML-adjacent services or experience integrating AI capabilities into applications.

Benefits and Schedule

• The posting lists a 40-hour work week with flexitime, health and dental insurance, disability coverage, vacation, wellness and sick time, paid holidays, and other employee programs.