Sr. Software Engineer (PHP)

Job Description

Higher Logic Vanilla is looking for a Senior Software Developer (Backend / PHP) who thrives at the intersection of product engineering, scalability, and modern developer workflows—including AI-assisted development. You’ll help build and evolve the core application systems that power rich community experiences for millions of users worldwide.

This role is primarily focused on backend and platform development, but success in this position requires strong product thinking, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to work effectively in a large, mature application with complex integrations, extensibility points, and performance considerations.

This is a great fit for someone who can own meaningful technical work, raise engineering standards, and use AI tools responsibly to accelerate delivery without compromising quality, security, or maintainability.

What You'll Do:

• Build, maintain, and ship high-quality product features in a multidisciplinary Agile team.
• Design and evolve backend systems that support large-scale, highly configurable community applications.
• Work across core application layers, APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities to deliver reliable end-to-end solutions.
• Write reliable, well-tested code; participate in code review; mentor teammates through thoughtful feedback and shared patterns.