Middle/Senior PHP Software Engineer

WE ARE

SoftServe is a global digital solutions company headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 1993 in Ukraine. Thousands of associates work on 2,000+ projects with clients in the USA, Europe, LATAM, and APAC. We are about people who create bold things, make a difference, have fun, and love their work.

Our client is a US-based company that owns a platform delivering unmatched value for contractors, providing greater control, deeper insights, and enhanced service to their customers. Together with the client, we are transitioning from a legacy monolithic PHP application to a modern, headless architecture powered by a REST API and a new React-based frontend.

With over 1 million lines of tightly coupled code, the existing monolith presents significant challenges in stability, maintenance, and development speed. To overcome these obstacles, we are implementing a structured transition to a service-oriented API using Laravel/Symfony, designed to serve both internal and external users and applications, with a new React-based frontend.

IF YOU ARE

• A software engineer with at least 3 years of experience in PHP development
• Skilled in logical and functional decoupling
• Knowledgeable of SOLID principles and design patterns
• Adept at UML documentation, including components and activities
• Experienced in working with large-scale PHP platforms (Laravel referred)
• Passionate about developing APIs and designing scalable architectures
• Committed to writing clean, maintainable code and following best practices
• Skilled in optimizing application performance for high efficiency and scalability
• Capable of maintaining business communication with clients in English
  
  
  

AND YOU WANT TO

• Design and develop a scalable REST API using Laravel for the headless architecture
• Refactor and extract functionality from the monolithic codebase into modular API services
• Define API contracts, authentication, and data flow between the backend and the React frontend
• Optimize database interactions with MySQL (RDS) to ensure performance and scalability
• Implement best practices for API security, versioning, and documentation
• Collaborate with frontend teams to align API endpoints with UI/UX requirements
• Deploy and manage API services in AWS, ensuring smooth integration with cloud infrastructure
• Contribute to the migration strategy, ensuring a structured transition to the new architecture
  
  
  

TOGETHER WE WILL

• Work in a great team!
• Handle different learning projects with a flexible schedule
• Grow with ongoing education and training
• Work in one of the biggest global IT companies with Ukrainian roots, with a unique corporate culture
• Experience the highest standards of doing business with a strong focus on people development and building trustful relationships
  
  
  

SoftServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status, and other protected characteristics under applicable law. Let’s put your talents and experience in motion with SoftServe