Smart Working
Smart Working
51 – 200 Employees
ConsultingHealthcareMarketing
Smart Working is a recruitment service that helps businesses build software development teams with vetted developers from around the world. Its selection process includes technical assessments and background checks, matching companies with developers experienced in a range of programming languages and frameworks. Smart Working supports flexible, remote hiring for organizations in areas including consulting, healthcare, and marketing, helping them expand development capacity while managing recruitment and operating costs.

Senior PHP Symfony Engineer (Pakistan, Remote)

Lead backend development for Smart Working’s enterprise marketing and revenue-data platform. Modernize Symfony, strengthen scalability, and collaborate across Angular, AI services, and DevOps.

Description

  • Lead backend delivery in the core Symfony application
  • Review and challenge code produced by engineers and AI tools
  • Support the migration from Symfony 6.1 to Symfony 7
  • Improve application performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Collaborate across Angular, TypeScript, Python AI-agent services, and DevOps
  • Understand and reason about the Angular and TypeScript codebase
  • Assess the system-wide impact of technical decisions
  • Find root causes and improve implementation strategies
  • Build maintainable solutions within a legacy codebase
  • Work independently and collaboratively in a remote, cross-functional squad
  • Uphold SOC 2, PII, and security controls

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of commercial software engineering experience, including 5 or more years with PHP
  • At least 7 years of expert-level PHP experience
  • At least 3 years of recent advanced commercial experience with Symfony 6.x or 7; equivalent senior Laravel experience may be considered
  • At least 4 years of advanced backend system design and scalability experience
  • At least 2 years of advanced experience applying AI tools critically, including reviewing and challenging generated output
  • At least 5 years of advanced MySQL experience in schema design and query optimization; equivalent PostgreSQL or relational-database experience may be considered
  • At least 1 year of Angular or TypeScript familiarity; TypeScript experience with React or Vue may be considered, while no frontend exposure is disqualifying
  • At least 3 years of advanced automated testing experience with PHPUnit; Pest or an equivalent PHP testing framework may be considered
  • At least 1 year of intermediate experience upgrading frameworks and modernizing legacy code
  • At least 2 years of intermediate AWS experience; Azure or GCP experience may be considered
  • Fluent written and spoken English
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a record of effective remote work
  • Availability to work UK hours
  • Ability to pass strict background checks and follow PII policies
  • Strong self-sufficiency, including the ability to work without close guidance after 2–3 months
  • A hands-on technical approach combined with an architect’s mindset
  • Respect for SOC 2, PII, and security controls

Benefits

  • Full-time, long-term employment
  • Fully remote position
  • A community committed to professional growth and well-being
  • Remote-first working environment
  • Exposure to a global team and product

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