senior php engineer

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

Get ready to:

• Be a part of a truly cross-functional team; Backend Engineers, Frontend Engineers, Product Teams, Designers and QA’s.
  

• Participate in product planning (from discovery all the way to deployment) - we want your input at all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle!
  

• Collaborate! Our teams work together to develop robust new features, APIs, continuously improve our industry-leading products and find and fix any bugs at DeelSpeed.
  

• Ensure our customers receive a white-glove experience with our products!
  

• Fully own the development of features on the client, server, service, and database.
  

The bits and bytes that you’ll bring to your new team:

• You will maintain and improve stability in our legacy PHP monolith (PHP 5.6, Zend components).
  

• Eagerness to embrace new technologies, as the role will involve transitioning to a modern JavaScript stack in the near future. Familiarity with later versions of PHP (such as PHP 8) will also be beneficial in the event of system updates.
  

• You will design and implement server-side APIs, data models, and business logic, primarily in PHP, with MySQL.
  

• You will create and optimize database schemas, queries, and interactions with relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL).
  

• You will perform thorough testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of applications to ensure high-quality deliverables - even in a legacy environment where regressions can be easy to introduce.
  

• You will collaborate with the team on reducing technical debt and delivering feature backlog items that improve operational efficiency.
  

• You will participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain code quality standards.
  

• You will communicate project progress, challenges, and solutions effectively to team members and stakeholders.
  

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes, methodologies, and tools.
  

You're the Engineer we're looking for if you:

• Bring 8+ years of backend development experience.
  

• Are highly skilled in PHP, with a solid understanding of OO principles, architecture, and design patterns.
  

• Bring strong relational database experience (MySQL or PostgreSQL).
  

• Are proficient with the Linux command line and familiar with AWS.
  

• Thrive in a collaborative, remote-first work culture where teamwork and camaraderie are key.
  

• Embrace independence and take ownership of your projects, yet also excel in a team setting.
  

• Communicate complex ideas with ease and enjoy collaborating with diverse teams of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  

• Are passionate about solving customer problems with your coding superpowers, and are a natural at troubleshooting issues.
  

• You should be eager to embrace new technologies, as the role will involve transitioning to a modern JavaScript stack in the near future.
  

Extra brownie points if you:

• Have experience with Node.js or React, as you’ll have opportunities to contribute to our newer product in the future.
  

• Know other scripting languages (e.g., Python).
  

• Have experience with SaaS products running 24/7 on a major cloud vendor.
  

• Are familiar with containerization technologies like Docker.

Why join us:

• Friendly and supportive team.

• Room for career growth.

• Potential to work in the new Node/React product once legacy stability goals are met.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of  race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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