Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

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Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain high-performance PHP applications serving millions of API requests daily - Architect and optimize MySQL database schemas, queries, and indexing strategies for low-latency access - 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 - Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver scalable solutions - Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and champion engineering best practices - Write clean, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration test coverage

Qualifications - 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong proficiency in modern PHP (PHP 8+) and common frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Slim - Deep expertise in MySQL including query optimization and schema design for high-traffic applications - Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs using modern standards - Experience with Redis for caching, distributed locking, queues, and performance optimization - Familiarity with message queues and asynchronous processing systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS, or Redis Streams - Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes - Experience with logging, monitoring, tracing, and observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.) - Understanding of API security best practices including OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, rate limiting, and OWASP principles - Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms (Vultr, AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tooling - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Git-based development workflows - Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams Compensation $120,000 - $135,000 Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

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