Software Engineer

Vultr

Software Engineer developing and improving backend systems for Vultr's cloud infrastructure. Engaging with a mature codebase to deliver quality APIs and maintain system integrity.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $95,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudMySQLPHP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build reliable, well-documented RESTful APIs consumed by internal teams and external customers at scale
Navigate and extend a large, mature PHP monolith… understanding existing patterns, respecting stability, and improving incrementally
Identify and address technical debt in a principled way, balancing immediate delivery needs with long-term maintainability
Integrate and maintain third-party SDKs and external services, ensuring reliability, error handling, and graceful degradation
Write clean, testable code that meets and elevates team coding standards… leaving every surface better than you found it
Collaborate closely with engineering peers and leads to review code, share context, and raise the technical bar across the team
Debug and resolve production issues across a complex, interconnected system… quickly, thoroughly, and with clear communication
Contribute to architectural discussions and help evaluate technical tradeoffs as systems evolve

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional PHP development experience in a production environment
Demonstrated experience designing and building RESTful APIs… versioning, authentication, error handling, and documentation
Strong MySQL skills - schema design, query optimization, and understanding of indexing and performance at scale
Experience working within large, legacy codebases… comfortable reading unfamiliar code and making safe, targeted changes
Familiarity with third-party SDK integration patterns and handling upstream service failures gracefully
Understanding of SOLID software engineering principles, testing strategies, and code review practices
Experience with Git-based workflows and collaborative development in a team environment
Cloud infrastructure exposure is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
Company paid Wellable subscription

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Hard Skills & Tools

PHPRESTful APIsMySQLschema designquery optimizationSOLID principlestesting strategiescode reviewSDK integrationcloud infrastructure

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcode debuggingtechnical discussioncontext sharingmaintainability focusincremental improvementerror handlingteam coding standards