PHP Developer - 100% Remote (Warsaw, Poland)

PHP Software Developer

FRONTEX (European Border and Coast Guard Agency)

📍 Location: Far-site (EU-based, with Warsaw as the base location)

📝 Contract: Freelance – 220 days (up to 48 months including renewals)

🎯 Seniority: Advanced (min. 4 years IT experience)

🎓 Education: Bachelor’s degree in ICT (mandatory)

🌍 English level: B2 (certificate or assessment required)

📅 Expected start date: 01/11/2025 (latest within 3 months of acceptance)

🔎 About the Client

FRONTEX, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, supports EU Member States in managing the Schengen Area’s external borders. In this mission, they require highly specialized IT services to design, develop, deploy, and maintain PHP-based applications and training systems hosted in Microsoft Azure Cloud.

🎯 Role Objectives

As a PHP Software Developer, you will:

• Deploy and maintain PHP-based learning & training applications in Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Design and implement new software features aligned with evolving business needs.
• Ensure performance optimization, continuity, and integration with Frontex systems.
• Provide ongoing 2nd & 3rd line technical support.
• Maintain systems through corrective, adaptive, and preventive actions.
  
  

⚙️ Key Responsibilities

Development & Deployment

• Design, develop, and deploy PHP-based systems in Azure Cloud.
• Translate business requirements into functional solutions.
• Conduct performance, security, and accessibility testing.
• Produce technical, design, and user documentation.
• Prototype new solutions and refine product backlogs.
  
  

Maintenance & Support

• Apply adaptive, corrective, and preventive maintenance.
• Implement modifications due to system updates, plugins, and infra changes.
• Repair failures, vulnerabilities, and bugs.
• Provide 2nd & 3rd line daily support.
  
  

Quality & Delivery

• Estimate development effort and define coding standards.
• Ensure 90% of bugs/failures are resolved within each Sprint.
• Support QA, testing, change management, and release processes.
• Maintain clear documentation and reporting.
  
  

👤 Profile Requirements

Experience

• 4+ years of professional IT experience.
• 5+ years of PHP development experience.
• Direct involvement in 3+ successful projects with PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MySQL/MSSQL.
• At least 2 years of project work in a similar role.
• Experience in cloud deployment (min. 2 projects).
• Strong understanding of the full solution lifecycle.
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

• Proficiency in PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MySQL/MSSQL.
• Frontend expertise: JS (ES6), CSS extensions, Bootstrap.
• Familiarity with UML, system design, and Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to lead development teams.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.
  
  

Certifications (Mandatory – at least 1)

• Intermediate-level software development certification relevant to the domain, OR
• Equivalent internationally recognized certification (e.g., PHP, software architecture).
  
  

English Proficiency

• Minimum B2 (certificate, assessment, or Seidor-provided test).
  
  

💡 Why Join?

• Long-term freelance contract (up to 4 years).
• Work with a prestigious EU agency on digital transformation initiatives.
• Far-site flexibility with occasional travel across the EU.
• Build and maintain enterprise-grade, cloud-integrated PHP systems.
  
  

👉 If you are an experienced PHP Software Developer eager to contribute to high-impact projects with FRONTEX, we would love to hear from you!