Middle PHP Software Engineer

WE ARE

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

We cooperate with a US-based company that owns a platform delivering value for contractors by 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 React-based frontend.

The project team consists of more than 20 specialists located in Ukraine and Poland, including an architect, a lead, middle back-end and front-end engineers, quality consultants, a business analyst, and a project manager.

IF YOU ARE

• An experienced software engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in PHP and Laravel development
• Strong in logical and functional decoupling
• Knowledgeable in SOLID principles and common design patterns
• Adept in UML documentation, including component and activity diagrams
• Proficient in working with large-scale PHP platforms such as Laravel
• Familiar with developing APIs and designing scalable architectures
• Competent in consuming and integrating RESTful APIs
• Knowledgeable in component-driven development, reusable UI patterns, and design systems
• Committed to writing clean, maintainable code and following engineering best practices
• Skilled in optimizing backend and frontend performance for efficiency and scalability
• Capable of maintaining business communication with clients in English
• Interested in using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor AI (a plus)
  
  
  

AND YOU WANT TO

• Design and develop a scalable REST API using Laravel for a headless architecture
• Refactor and extract functionality from a monolithic codebase into modular API services
• Define API contracts, authentication mechanisms, and data flows between the backend and the React frontend
• Optimize database interactions using MySQL and RDS to ensure performance and scalability
• Contribute to building a modern, high-performance React frontend for an API-driven platform
  
  
  

TOGETHER WE WILL

• Care for your and your family’s wellness with a health insurance package
• Offer wide career opportunities, challenging projects, modern technologies, and a clear career path through SoftServe’s People Excellence program
• Provide access to 11,300+ learning solutions via SoftServe University and Udemy Business
• Support professional growth through certifications from leading providers such as Google and AWS
• Recognize top contributors and creative minds through the annual SoftServe Awards
• Enable recognition through the Customer Hero Program by creating exceptional customer experiences
• Support scaling expertise through participation in the Mentoring Program
• Contribute to the success of clients ranging from startups and ISVs to Enterprise and Fortune 500 companies
  
  
  

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.