PHP Developer

We're looking for an experienced Senior PHP / Full-Stack Developer to help build and enhance scalable, cloud-based web applications that power our core business operations. In this role, you'll primarily focus on back-end development, designing the services, APIs, and integrations that drive our platform, while collaborating closely with front-end developers to deliver seamless user experiences.

You'll work across a variety of business-critical systems, developing solutions that integrate with CRM platforms, operational tools, reporting systems, and third-party services. This role requires someone who enjoys solving complex technical and business challenges, building scalable architectures, and translating business requirements into reliable software solutions.

As part of a remote engineering team, you'll contribute to the continuous improvement of our products, engineering practices, and platform architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

Full-Stack Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications using PHP and modern full-stack technologies.

• Develop and maintain robust back-end services, RESTful APIs, and business logic using PHP.

• Build and enhance front-end user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks.

• Write clean, reusable, well-documented code that follows engineering best practices.

API Development & Systems Integration

• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services that support internal applications and external integrations.

• Develop and maintain integrations with third-party platforms, SaaS applications, and business systems.

• Work with webhooks, authentication mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, API Keys), and event-driven integrations.

• Ensure integrations are reliable, scalable, secure, and resilient.

Business Systems & Operational Workflows

• Develop software that supports complex business processes across CRM, operational, reporting, and customer-facing systems.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.

• Improve and automate operational workflows to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.

• Design systems that support high-volume transactional and operational processes.

Reporting & Data

• Build backend services that support operational reporting and business intelligence.

• Optimize database queries and application performance to ensure accurate and efficient reporting.

• Collaborate with teams to ensure data consistency and integrity across integrated systems.

Software Engineering

• Conduct code reviews and mentor developers to promote code quality and continuous improvement.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues across the full technology stack.

• Optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and security.

• Develop automated tests and support CI/CD processes.

• Participate in system architecture discussions and contribute to technical design decisions.

• Monitor production systems, investigate incidents, and implement long-term improvements.

• Identify technical debt and proactively recommend architectural and process improvements.

• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, estimation, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

• Take ownership of features from design through development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend tools that improve engineering efficiency.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience developing applications with PHP.

• 2+ years of full-stack development experience.

• 3+ years of experience building scalable backend services, APIs, or microservices.

• Strong proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), software architecture, and design patterns.

• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.

• Experience integrating third-party APIs and external business systems.

• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.

• Experience building scalable, high-performance web applications.

• Experience working with CRM platforms, operational systems, or other business-critical applications.

• Experience working with distributed or remote engineering teams.

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and the software development lifecycle.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

• Ability to understand complex business workflows and translate them into effective technical solutions.

• Experience integrating or working with AI models or AI-assisted development tools is an advantage.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.

• Experience with Docker, containerized applications, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with Backbone.js or maintaining legacy PHP applications.

• Experience with reporting platforms, analytics, or business intelligence solutions.

• Experience integrating CRM platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, or similar operational systems.

• Experience working with contact center technologies, telephony platforms, dialer systems, or customer support applications.

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time data processing.

Employment Type: Full Time

Working Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST

Location: 100% Remote