Senior PHP Engineer
N-iX · Kraków, Poland
No Polish requiredPosted 8 days ago
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Requirements
- 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with strong hands-on PHP expertise
- Deep expertise in PHP 8.x and Laravel (or comparable modern frameworks)
- Solid experience with RabbitMQ and event-driven architecture
- Strong MySQL skills — schema design, query optimization, performance tuning
- Hands-on experience with AWS services
- Experience with Nuxt.js / Vue.js and comfort working across the stack
- Strong understanding of testing practices — unit, feature, and integration testing (PHPUnit / Pest)
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows
- Ability to work in a distributed, multi-timezone team (US / UK / Brazil)
- Excellent English communication skills
- Experience working in Agile / Scrum / Kanban
Nice to Have
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor)
- Background in SaaS, multi-tenant platforms, or large-scale B2B portals
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver high-quality PHP / Laravel code for the portal feature parity workstream
- Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions alongside the Tech Lead
- Work across the stack where needed, including Nuxt.js / Vue.js frontend components
- Write clean, testable code with appropriate unit and feature test coverage
- Participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and maintaining code quality standards
- Break down user stories into technical tasks; estimate effort during sprint planning
- Collaborate closely with QA to enable test automation and catch regressions early
- Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root-cause analysis
- Engage with Client engineering counterparts in US / UK / Brazil on integration points and delivery milestones
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retros, demos)
We offer*:
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Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
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A competitive salary and good compensation package
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Personalized career growth
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Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
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Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
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Education reimbursement
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Memorable anniversary presents
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Corporate events and team buildings
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Other location-specific benefits
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not applicable for freelancers
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