PHP Engineer

Accountabilities

• • Develop, maintain, and improve production features across the PHP/Laravel backend and JavaScript, CSS, and HTML frontend.
  • Maintain and modernize the application while ensuring changes are introduced safely and sustainably.
  • Keep PHP, Laravel, and other application dependencies current, including managing safe framework and version upgrades.
  • Improve automated testing, observability, developer tooling, CI, and deployment automation to support reliable software delivery.
  • Investigate, triage, and resolve production incidents, defects, and technical issues through structured debugging and root-cause analysis.
  • Contribute to the modernization and migration of the application onto a cloud platform in collaboration with platform and DevOps teams.
  • Document system behavior, dependencies, operational procedures, and runbooks to improve knowledge sharing and maintainability.
  • Work autonomously on assigned priorities while taking ownership of delivering reliable technical solutions.
  • Provide regular updates on progress, priorities, risks, and technical developments.
  • Collaborate with distributed teams across Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia while adapting effectively to diverse professional and cultural environments.
  • Participate in occasional travel as required by the role.

  Requirements:

  • Significant professional experience building and maintaining production PHP applications and systems.
  • Strong hands-on experience with the Laravel framework, including safe framework and dependency upgrades.
  • Working knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, with the ability to contribute to an established frontend.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve and evolve mature codebases safely rather than relying on complete rewrites.
  • Strong debugging, incident-response, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis capabilities.
  • Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL.
  • Strong experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, automated testing, and disciplined software development practices.
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned work, and collaborate effectively with platform and DevOps specialists.
  • Professional written and spoken English at B2 level or above.
  • Experience with system migration or modernization projects is desirable.
  • Familiarity with Kafka or other message queues, S3 or similar object storage, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS is an advantage.
  • Experience with security hardening and dependency management is beneficial.
  • Exposure to cybersecurity threat intelligence, data pipelines, or high-volume data ingestion systems is a plus.
  • React experience is desirable and may provide opportunities to contribute to additional frontend platforms.
  • Comfort using AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude or Codex is advantageous.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, reliability, and problem-solving skills.

  Benefits:

  • Market-competitive compensation.
  • Fully remote working opportunity within Europe.
  • B2B contractor arrangement with a 12-month contract basis.
  • Remote-friendly and collaborative working culture.
  • Wellness programs designed to support employee wellbeing.
  • Employee recognition program.
  • Access to professional development and learning opportunities.
  • Opportunity to work on meaningful technology supporting cybersecurity intelligence operations.
  • Collaboration with an international, geographically distributed engineering and technology community.
  • Occasional travel opportunities as part of the role.
  • Inclusive environment focused on people, customers, innovation, openness, and integrity.