Principal Software Engineer /PHP

We are seeking a Principal Engineer with 6+ years of experience, strong technical expertise, and proven leadership experience managing engineering teams.

Qualifications & Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
  
• Strong OOP and database concepts with excellent problem-solving skills.
  
• Solid experience with PHP, especially the latest versions.
  
• Proven experience in managing REST-based API services.
  
• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks, particularly Laravel, and understanding of MVC design patterns.
  
• Understanding of fully synchronous behavior of PHP and limitations of the platform with workarounds.
  
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3.
  
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming.
  
• Experience in query optimization and working with MySQL.
  
• Familiarity with server tools: Apache, Nginx, PHP-FPM
  
• Strong experience in performance and security-related issues
  
• Understanding of common PHP/web server exploits and mitigation strategies.
  
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind scalable applications.
  
• Experience with user authentication and authorization across multiple systems, servers, and environments.
  
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into a unified system.
  
• Expertise in creating database schemas that support and represent business processes.
  
• Good to have: Experience with Symfony and cloud platforms (AWS).
  
• Communication with on-site technical manager is required
  

Leadership & Team Management:

• Proven experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams, including task delegation, code reviews, and performance management.
  
• Ability to define technical roadmaps, establish best practices, and drive adoption across the team.
  
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with product, QA, and operations teams to deliver high-quality software.
  
• Strong decision-making skills in architecture, tooling, and technology adoption.
  
• Track record of driving projects to successful completion, meeting timelines and quality standards.
  
• Leading experience of cross-functional teams, like mobile, web, and backend
  
• Strong ownership who thinks, "this is my job, and with the get-the-job-done mindset."
  
• Ability to create visibility in front of all stakeholders