PHP Software Enginner (regular, senior)

We are looking for an PHP Software Engineer to join a long-term eCommerce project and work on the development and modernization of a large-scale platform used by thousands of online merchants.

The project combines a mature PHP codebase with modern engineering practices and newly developed solutions. Over the last few years, the platform has undergone significant modernization, including new CI/CD processes, automated testing, coding standards, API development based on OpenAPI, frontend/backend separation, and production monitoring.

You will join a team focused on developing new functionalities while gradually improving and refactoring the existing platform.

YOUR TASKS

• Developing and maintaining backend functionalities using PHP 8.2+

• Implementing new features within the core eCommerce platform and administration panel

• Refactoring and modernizing existing legacy PHP code

• Writing clean, modular, maintainable and testable code

• Creating and maintaining unit and functional tests

• Working with MySQL, including writing and optimizing SQL queries without relying on an ORM

• Developing and integrating REST APIs based on OpenAPI standards

• Working with CI/CD pipelines and automated quality checks

• Debugging and troubleshooting production issues using monitoring and logging tools

• Occasionally working with existing React components when implementing simple UI changes

• Collaborating closely with Tech Leads, Product Managers, QA Engineers and other developers

• Participating in requirements analysis and translating business needs into technical solutions

YOUR PROFILE

• At least 3 years of commercial software development experience

• Very good knowledge of PHP, preferably PHP 8.x

• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming

• Good knowledge of MySQL and confidence in writing SQL queries without ORM support

• Practical experience with PHPUnit and automated testing

• Experience with REST APIs and API integrations

• Knowledge of Git

• Experience working with existing and/or legacy codebases and their refactoring

• Understanding of clean code principles and software development best practices

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to understand and clarify business and technical requirements

• English sufficient for working with technical documentation

• Willingness to work in a hybrid model in Szczecin: 3 days per week from the office and 2 days remotely

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with eCommerce platforms

• Commercial experience with Symfony or Laravel

• Experience with RabbitMQ or other asynchronous messaging solutions

• Knowledge of Docker and containerized environments

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with OpenAPI / Swagger

• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as the ELK Stack

• Basic knowledge of React / JavaScript

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in everyday engineering work

WHAT WE OFFER

• Long-term cooperation on a large-scale eCommerce platform

• Opportunity to work on both new development and modernization of an established product

• Real impact on the architecture and maintainability of the platform

• Modern development practices including automated testing, CI/CD and production monitoring

• Cooperation with experienced engineering, product and QA teams

• Hybrid work in Szczecin: 3 days from the office / 2 days remotely