Mid/Senior PHP Developer (Spain)

A quick note about the role: Since 2026, Xplicity has been part of the Present Connection group, bringing our teams and technology communities closer together and creating more opportunities for talented professionals across both companies. Although this opportunity is shared through the Xplicity community, the position is with Present Connection, and the successful candidate will join the Present Connection team. 

Present Connection is an international technology partner with offices in Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Spain. For more than 14 years, we have worked with companies across Europe, combining software engineering expertise with a strong understanding of business and technology. We bring together experienced technology specialists with a drive to experiment, explore new possibilities, and find better ways forward. We believe technology is more than something businesses use. It can change how they work, grow, and compete. That's why we work alongside our clients to challenge existing ways of working and build solutions that move their business forward.

About the client

Our client is an expert at providing market access and creating liquidity in the dynamic, yet illiquid, environmental commodities markets. Trading in a wide variety of sustainable energy products and certificates enables other businesses to drastically reduce their carbon footprint. In doing so, they contribute to a more transparent environmental commodities market and, therefore, a greener world. They offer solutions within the following markets: Renewable Energy Certificates, Carbon, Energy Efficiency Certificates, Biomethane, Biofuels.

Companies technology team builds in-house trading systems software that enables the business to meet Client demand in the markets. All projects you will work on will be directly used by trading, risk, mid-office and other client's teams so you can expect an intensely collaborative environment, smart and driven collaborators, short feedback loops, and a singular focus on achieving best-in-class execution.

The Challenge

We are looking for a proactive, analytical and ambitious Mid/Senior PHP Developer. You will work in a cross-location team based in Kaunas and Spain, with direct collaboration with our client team in the Netherlands. Your expertise will help drive the team to the next level, which requires strong communication skills, a team player attitude and a willingness to share knowledge and best practices.

What We Expect

• Strong experience with Laravel 10/11 and comfortable working with older Laravel 8/9 codebases
• In-depth knowledge of PHP 8.3+
• Excellent SQL skills across MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Fluency in Git version control and GitHub PR workflow
• Experience with Kafka and Avro schemas — producers, consumers, and Schema Registry
• Confident working with Jira
• Familiarity with CI/CD compliance tools (PHPStan, PHPCS, PHPUnit, ESLint)
• Experience with Docker
• Solid understanding of application lifecycle — migrations, deploys and rollbacks
• Experience with unit and integration testing, including Test-Driven Development
• Experience writing applications compatible with common logging interfaces
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as part of daily workflow — writing effective prompts, reviewing model output and validating generated diffs
• Positive attitude toward feature flags and incremental rollouts

Would be a plus

• Experience with version upgrade
• Have a basic understanding of Kubernetes
• Have a good grip on monetary standards
• Know what is the essence of trading or have experience in developing trading systems
• Databases of interest are Postgres, MSSQL, Redis for caching
• You are familiar with AWS (ECR, S3)

What We Offer

• Gain knowledge in a company with more than ten years of experience in IT sector working with high – performing development teams
• You decide work model – hybrid work and flexible work hours
• Yearly training budget – get access to world's largest education site and attend internal trainings, workshops
• Most flexible health insurance policy with compensation for sports activities, recreation, etc.
• Regular performance reviews and transparent remuneration system
• Performance evaluation system with clear skill evaluation
• Referral program
• Mentoring program for your knowledge expansion and experience
• Events with guest speakers and meetups for learning and know-how sharing
• Quarterly team building events
• Community that inspires – participate in our sports challenges – running, walking, cycling, table tennis
• Regular events and parties
• Gifts on birthdays, weddings or childbirth occasions
• Office with great location and free parking, Friday lunches, healthy snacks and celebrations

The gross salary in this position is 3800-4800 EUR/month. Keep in mind that we are open to discussing a different salary based on your skills and competencies.