Senior PHP Engineer

N-iX · Poland; Romania; Ukraine

Job description

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with strong hands-on PHP expertise

• Deep expertise in PHP 8.x and Laravel (or comparable modern frameworks)

• Solid experience with RabbitMQ and event-driven architecture

• Strong MySQL skills — schema design, query optimization, performance tuning

• Hands-on experience with AWS services

• Experience with Nuxt.js / Vue.js and comfort working across the stack

• Strong understanding of testing practices — unit, feature, and integration testing (PHPUnit / Pest)

• Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows

• Ability to work in a distributed, multi-timezone team (US / UK / Brazil)

• Excellent English communication skills

• Experience working in Agile / Scrum / Kanban

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor)

• Background in SaaS, multi-tenant platforms, or large-scale B2B portals

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality PHP / Laravel code for the portal feature parity workstream

• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions alongside the Tech Lead

• Work across the stack where needed, including Nuxt.js / Vue.js frontend components

• Write clean, testable code with appropriate unit and feature test coverage

• Participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and maintaining code quality standards

• Break down user stories into technical tasks; estimate effort during sprint planning

• Collaborate closely with QA to enable test automation and catch regressions early

• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root-cause analysis

• Engage with Client engineering counterparts in US / UK / Brazil on integration points and delivery milestones

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retros, demos)

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible

• A competitive salary and good compensation package

• Personalized career growth

• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)

• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing

• Education reimbursement

• Memorable anniversary presents

• Corporate events and team buildings

• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers

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