PHP Developer (Fluent Spanish Speaking)
Posted 1 day ago by Gravitas Recruitment Group Ltd
£470 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, UK
Summary: We are seeking a Senior PHP/Laravel Backend Engineer who is fluent in Spanish for a 6-month fully remote contract. The role involves developing scalable and secure backend architectures, maintaining RESTful APIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in modern PHP and Laravel, along with a strong understanding of clean architecture and microservices. Fluency in Spanish is a critical requirement for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop scalable, secure, and high-performance Back End architectures using modern frameworks and technologies.
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs and services connecting Front End applications, databases, and third-party systems.
- Write clean, efficient, and reusable Back End code following Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and industry best practices.
- Work with PHP template engines (eg, Twig) to ensure clean separation of logic and presentation.
- Manage dependencies and tooling using Composer, PHPStan, PHPMD, and other modern PHP tools.
- Design and maintain robust data models, business logic, and integrations with external APIs or services.
- Ensure high-quality deliverables through unit testing, integration testing, and debugging across multiple environments.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Marketing, Design, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Continuously optimise and refactor existing codebases for performance, maintainability, and scalability.
- Apply analytical thinking and a proactive mindset to solve complex technical challenges.
Key Skills:
- 4+ years of modern PHP experience, with extensive hands-on work using Laravel in large-scale, high-traffic environments.
- Strong experience with PHP tooling and dependency management (Composer, PHPStan, PHPMD).
- Deep knowledge of MySQL or PostgreSQL.
- Mastery of microservices and distributed systems using Docker.
- Strong background in Clean Architecture, DDD, and refactoring Legacy systems.
- Expert understanding of SOLID, Clean Code, TDD, and CQRS.
- Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows.
- Ability to work effectively under time constraints with strong self-learning capabilities.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Redis, MongoDB, Elastic).
- Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Strong unit testing experience.
- AI proficiency: Experience using AI development tools (eg, Junie, Claude), creating AI skills, and working with AI agents.
- Must be fluent in Spanish.
Salary (Rate): £470 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Senior PHP/Laravel Backend Engineer (Spanish-Speaking)
6-Month Contract
Rate: €350/day
Location: Fully Remote Language
Requirement: Must be fluent in Spanish
Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in modern PHP, Laravel, microservices, and clean architecture. This is a 6-month engagement working fully remotely, collaborating with a cross-functional team to build scalable, secure, and high-performance Back End systems. Fluency in Spanish is essential.
Responsibilities
* Develop scalable, secure, and high-performance Back End architectures using modern frameworks and technologies.
* Build and maintain RESTful APIs and services connecting Front End applications, databases, and third-party systems.
* Write clean, efficient, and reusable Back End code following Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and industry best practices.
* Work with PHP template engines (eg, Twig) to ensure clean separation of logic and presentation.
* Manage dependencies and tooling using Composer, PHPStan, PHPMD, and other modern PHP tools.
* Design and maintain robust data models, business logic, and integrations with external APIs or services.
* Ensure high-quality deliverables through unit testing, integration testing, and debugging across multiple environments.
* Collaborate closely with Product, Marketing, Design, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
* Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
* Continuously optimise and refactor existing codebases for performance, maintainability, and scalability.
* Apply analytical thinking and a proactive mindset to solve complex technical challenges.
Requirements
* 4+ years of modern PHP experience, with extensive hands-on work using Laravel in large-scale, high-traffic environments.
* Strong experience with PHP tooling and dependency management (Composer, PHPStan, PHPMD).
* Deep knowledge of MySQL or PostgreSQL.
* Mastery of microservices and distributed systems using Docker.
* Strong background in Clean Architecture, DDD, and refactoring Legacy systems.
* Expert understanding of SOLID, Clean Code, TDD, and CQRS.
* Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows.
* Ability to work effectively under time constraints with strong self-learning capabilities.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Redis, MongoDB, Elastic).
* Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
* Strong unit testing experience.
* AI proficiency: Experience using AI development tools (eg, Junie, Claude), creating AI skills, and working with AI agents.
* Must be fluent in Spanish.
