Ahmedabad Remote (Global) Employment

Smart Working Solutions is hiring a Senior PHP & Symfony: Backend Engineer (Remote, Full-Time) [HR129]

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to align technical delivery with business objectives and testing requirements
  • Collaboratively estimate and plan tasks to ensure reliable and predictable delivery timelines
  • Analyze specifications, design technical solutions, and implement high-impact features
  • Oversee deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of features across staging and production environments
  • Take ownership of incidents during on-call periods, prioritizing fast and effective resolution
  • Enforce adherence to coding standards and comprehensive testing practices
  • Decompose complex initiatives into smaller, actionable tasks to improve delivery efficiency
  • Perform code reviews, verify test coverage, and uphold thorough documentation practices
  • Stay current with evolving tools, libraries, and secure coding techniques including OWASP guidelines
  • Break down large-scale projects and design robust, scalable APIs and backend systems
  • Guide team members in adopting test-driven development, behavior-driven development, domain-driven design, and other best practices
  • Proactively identify potential risks, advocate for automation, and suggest improvements to workflows
  • Promote clean, modular, and maintainable software architecture across the codebase

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience with PHP
  • At least 1 year of hands-on Symfony framework experience on a shipped project
  • 1.5+ years of experience using PHPUnit for automated testing

Nice to Have

  • 2+ years of experience with MongoDB
  • Familiarity with Docker containerization
  • Experience with Kubernetes orchestration
  • Working knowledge of JavaScript
  • Proficiency with jQuery
  • Experience using React for frontend components
  • Strong understanding of API design and integration
  • Hands-on experience with NodeJS
  • Proficiency in TypeScript

Benefits

  • Fixed working hours: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST during summer months
  • Fixed working hours: 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST during winter months
  • No work scheduled on weekends, supporting genuine work-life balance
  • Company-provided laptop from day one of employment
  • Full medical insurance coverage effective immediately upon joining

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Benefits

  • Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter)
  • No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words
  • Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided
  • Support That Matters: Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared
  • True Belonging: A long-term home where your contributions are valued

Other

  • Fixed shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer)
  • Fixed shifts: 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter)
  • No weekend work
  • Laptop provided from day one
  • Full medical insurance provided from day one
  • Mentorship, community, and forums available
  • Long-term belonging emphasized
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Department Engineering
Category backend
Posted a month ago