About Smart Working At Smart Working we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day This isn t just another remote opportunity - it s about finding where you truly belong no matter where you are From day one you re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being Our mission is simple to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time long-term roles We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success where you re empowered to grow personally and professionally Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior PHP Engineer to join our agile development team and play a critical role in delivering robust scalable web applications You will work with modern PHP frameworks like Symfony or Laravel contribute to API development and help evolve our architecture across both monolithic and microservice environments You ll collaborate with cross-functional Scrum teams to build and maintain high-quality software drive best practices in test-driven development and CI CD and support the growth of junior engineers through mentorship and technical leadership We value engineers who take proactive ownership write clean and testable code and bring a strong understanding of architecture DevOps and software design principles If you re passionate about building well-structured backend systems and want to make a tangible impact on product quality and engineering culture this is the role for you What You ll Be Doing Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design develop and deploy backend features using PHP Symfony or Laravel MySQL and REST APIs Lead architectural improvements across monolithic and microservices-based systems ensuring codebase scalability and modularity Mentor junior and mid-level developers guiding them through code reviews architectural decisions and engineering best practices Design and implement CI CD pipelines using Docker GitLab GitHub Actions and TDD frameworks to ensure rapid and reliable delivery Write unit and integration tests using PHPUnit Mockery or Prophecy to support test-driven development Implement design patterns and SOLID principles to build maintainable and loosely coupled services Contribute to code quality and consistency by owning Git workflows reviewing pull requests and participating in sprint planning Must-Have Skills PHP 7 5 years of professional experience with solid understanding of modern PHP features including strict typing unions and type declarations Symfony or Laravel 3 years of hands-on experience working with either framework including service containers routing middleware and service providers API Development Proficiency in building and securing RESTful APIs and integrating third-party services Architecture Experience designing monolithic and microservice-based systems with a focus on inter-service communication and modular design MySQL Strong command of relational schema design performance tuning and EXPLAIN-driven query optimization CI CD Docker Hands-on experience with containerized development and Git-based CI CD pipelines e g GitLab CI GitHub Actions Testing Practical experience with test-driven development using PHPUnit and mocking frameworks such as Mockery or Prophecy Software Design Solid understanding of SOLID principles and commonly used design patterns e g repositories factories dependency inversion Version Control Expertise in Git workflows including branching strategies and code review practices At Smart Working you ll never be just another remote hire Be a Smart Worker - valued empowered and part of a culture that celebrates integrity excellence and ambition If that sounds like your kind of place we d love to hear your story

📌 Senior Php Engineer - Symfony/laravel u007c Remote, Full-time (India)
🏢 Smart Working Solutions
📍 India