Senior Backend Developer, PHP

Data Dimensions

Senior Backend PHP Developer designing and implementing sophisticated products with a focus on database solutions. Collaborating with teams to analyze requirements and develop integrated solutions.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerLaravelMongoDBMySQLNoSQLPHPSDLCSQLSymfony

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in all aspects of the design and implementation of sophisticated products.
Utilize outstanding problem-solving skills to participate in the analysis and design of integrated solutions.
Assist in the gathering, review and analysis of requirements, both from business users and teams responsible for other application systems.
Track and support multiple simultaneous activities.
Collaborate with other developers in team projects.
Identify and implement appropriate testing strategies.
Continuously exhibit outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Research new technologies as time permits.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate degree from a two-year college or university plus 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Knowledge and understanding of computer networking principles.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical information (verbally and in writing) to the development team.
Strong understanding of SDLC tools, techniques, methodologies, and best practices.
High sense of ownership of the problems and requests assigned.
Focus on managing and resolving issues in alignment with SLAs.
5 plus years of experience in Object Oriented Programming and RestAPI development.
5 plus years of PHP experience.
5 plus years of experience in MySQL (Aurora) and MongoDB (DocumentDB).
Strong ORM experience in Doctrine or Eloquent including converting SQL to DBAL.
Comfortable working with relational and NoSQL databases, including writing optimized queries, and solving complex data-related issues.
Experience in query writing for data analysis and reporting.
Experience in Symfony or Laravel frameworks.
Experience working with version control and CI/CD deployments.
Comfortable working with Docker development environments.
Comfortable working in JetBrains IDEs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching
Health coverage
Paid time off
Flexible schedules
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Object Oriented ProgrammingRestAPI developmentPHPMySQLMongoDBDoctrineEloquentSymfonyLaravelquery writing

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationownershipissue managementanalytical skillstime managementverbal communicationwritten communicationteamwork