Senior PHP Developer (Symfony)/Software Engineer – PHP/Symfony/Symfony Application Developer- REMOTE
Posted 4 days ago by Apetan Consulting
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: We are looking for a Senior PHP Developer with strong Symfony expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications. The candidate should possess extensive backend development experience and strong problem-solving skills, collaborating effectively with engineering and product teams. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality software solutions while adhering to best practices. This position is fully remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain robust applications using PHP and Symfony framework
- Build reusable, scalable, and high-performance backend services
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services
- Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and security
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Collaborate with frontend developers, QA teams, and product managers
- Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers when needed
- Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making
- Ensure adherence to software development best practices
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of professional PHP development experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Symfony framework experience
- Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles
- Experience with Doctrine ORM
- Proficiency in MySQL / PostgreSQL
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs
- Strong understanding of MVC architecture
- Familiarity with Git version control
- Experience with unit testing / PHPUnit
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Salary (Rate): £60
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced PHP Developer with strong Symfony expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications. The ideal candidate will have deep backend development experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate across engineering and product teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust applications using PHP and Symfony framework
- Build reusable, scalable, and high-performance backend services
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services
- Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and security
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Collaborate with frontend developers, QA teams, and product managers
- Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers when needed
- Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making
- Ensure adherence to software development best practices
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional PHP development experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Symfony framework experience
- Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles
- Experience with Doctrine ORM
- Proficiency in MySQL / PostgreSQL
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs
- Strong understanding of MVC architecture
- Familiarity with Git version control
- Experience with unit testing / PHPUnit
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Docker / Kubernetes
- Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with RabbitMQ, Redis, or message queues
- Exposure to JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) is a plus
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments