Lead PHP/Symfony Engineer

🕒 July 22

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Smart Working

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

Smart Working is a recruitment service specializing in sourcing and providing top-tier software developers from around the world to meet the needs of businesses. With a robust vetting process that includes technical assessments and background checks, Smart Working ensures that clients receive highly skilled developers adept in various programming languages and frameworks. The company focuses on flexible and remote hiring solutions, allowing businesses to efficiently scale their development teams while benefiting from significant cost savings.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend systems using PHP and Symfony • Own features end-to-end, from ticket creation and technical design to production release • Write clean, strongly-typed, maintainable, and testable code that meets strict quality standards • Apply design patterns thoughtfully and consistently • Build and maintain comprehensive automated test coverage using PHPUnit and similar tools • Follow and promote Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices • Use static analysis, linters, and code quality tools to ensure reliability and consistency • Participate actively in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback • Collaborate closely with product, design, and QA teams to deliver robust solutions • Break down complex initiatives into well-defined, actionable tasks and guide implementation • Monitor systems and participate in a rotating on-call schedule when required • Promote secure coding practices and ensure code is free from known vulnerabilities • Document architecture, decisions, and processes to support team-wide knowledge sharing • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience with PHP (7.4 / 8+) • 3+ years of hands-on experience with the Symfony framework • Strong understanding and practical use of design patterns • Solid experience with unit and integration testing (PHPUnit, Behat, or similar) • Hands-on experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) • Familiarity with static analysis tools (PHPStan, Psalm, or similar) • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, code coverage, and deployment workflows • Excellent technical communication skills and ability to explain and defend technical decisions • High ownership mindset and strong sense of accountability

🏖️ 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 career where your contributions are valued