Cegeka
Senior PHP Developer
CegekaRomania2 days ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyInformation Technology

Our mission is to help people integrate technology into everyday life and to enable innovation through technology. We offer software development and infrastructure solutions, with advanced competences in Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. All our offices (in Western Europe or nearshore, in CEE) are located within the boundaries of the European Union. We believe working in close cooperation with our clients and employees is the key to success; this means we offer people the best working environment in order to achieve the best results. We love entrepreneurial spirits and encourage people around us to be proactive and make the best decisions not only for business, but for their own personal development. Our nearshore Romanian offices are in Bucharest (Victoriei Square) and Iasi (Palace) and, with over 9000 team members at group level, we make sure we are always close to our customers.


What you will be working on:

We are looking for Senior PHP Developers to join an embedded engineering team supporting a large-scale web platform migration and modernization initiative. The role focuses on migrating and modernizing a legacy PHP platform into a modern Laravel 12 / PHP 8.4 architecture, improving delivery throughput and ensuring stable, measurable progress across multiple websites and applications.

You will work closely with client engineers and stakeholders in a remote-first, Agile delivery model, contributing hands-on to migration, refactoring, and platform stabilization activities.


What you will do:

  • Migrate legacy sites, templates, and components to a modern Laravel / PHP platform
  • Modernise and refactor API integrations, data feeds, and configuration structures
  • Validate data accuracy across CRM → API → WordPress flows
  • Support end-to-end QA, performance tuning, caching, and deployment readiness
  • Contribute to backlog refinement and iterative delivery of migration work
  • Document technical decisions, patterns, and module updates for internal teams
  • Pair with client engineers to support knowledge transfer and platform handover
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint rituals, and daily collaboration


Requirements:

  • Strong experience with PHP 8.x and Laravel (v10–12)
  • Proven background in migrating or modernising legacy PHP platforms
  • Experience with REST APIs, JSON, and system integrations
  • Solid knowledge of MySQL optimisation and troubleshooting
  • Experience working with templated site delivery or multi-site architectures
  • Familiarity with Git workflows and CI/CD practices


Nice to Have:

  • Experience with WordPress integrations
  • Exposure to ElasticSearch or search pipelines
  • Frontend experience with Vue.js or Inertia.js
  • Performance optimisation in high-traffic environments
  • Experience with AWS CI/CD, containers, or cloud deployments
  • Exposure to CRM data feeds or real-estate data formats (RTDF)


Once on board we offer various programs and benefits:

  • 22 working days as Annual Vacation plus 3 additional days off.
  • Floating days
  • Medical Insurance at Signal Iduna.
  • Benefit Online platform access, with a 690 RON monthly allowance from which you can choose to invest in different wellbeing, financial or retail packages.
  • Financial support for the birth of your child or unhappy events.
  • Learning and development opportunities - allocated budget for certifications and/or trainings.

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