Software Engineer, PHP

Job Description:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance PHP applications serving millions of API requests daily
• Design and optimize MySQL database schemas, queries, and indexing for performance and reliability
• Implement and maintain RESTful APIs following modern API design standards, including OpenAPI specifications and versioning best practices
• Design and implement asynchronous workflows, background jobs, queues, and event-driven integrations where appropriate
• Participate in architecture discussions, incident response, and root-cause analysis for production issues
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
• Write clean, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration test coverage

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with strong proficiency in modern PHP (PHP 8+) and common frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Slim
• Expertise in MySQL including query optimization and schema design for high-traffic applications
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs using modern standards
• Experience with Redis for caching, distributed locking, queues, and performance optimization
• Familiarity with message queues and asynchronous processing systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS, or Redis Streams
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms (Vultr, AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Git-based development workflows
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams

Benefits:

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company paid Wellable subscription