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Mid-level PHP Engineer

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on maintaining and enhancing a legacy PHP application at Jobsity. You will work closely with the Lead Software Engineer to ensure quality and adherence to standards while supporting the needs of current customers.

Qualifications

  • Solid professional experience with PHP, particularly maintaining legacy systems and cleaning up existing code.
  • Proficiency with MySQL.
  • Good understanding of web application architecture and design patterns (SOLID, MVC).
  • Experience working with APIs and integrations.
  • Solid experience writing unit tests and testable code.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and support an existing legacy PHP application, fixing bugs and keeping the product stable for current customers.
  • Analyze, design, develop, and test software solutions for company products.
  • Make frontend updates within the application’s server-side PHP templates.
  • Clean up and refactor existing code, following company standards and best practices.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Collaboration
  • Quality Assurance

About the company

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Jobsity

  • IT Services & Consulting
  • 201–500
Looking for your dream team? Jobsity connects you with world-class developers ready for impact on day one. With an international team distributed across 32 countries, Jobsity connects you with top-notch developers in your time zone, at competitive rates - and quickly! Our expertise spans industries including e-commerce, energy, digital education, FinTech, entertainment, health tech, content and records management, and more. Scale your tech team, no sweat. Jobsity is the talent partner you’ve been looking for. Visit us at jobsity.com to get started.

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Job description

Who We Are

At Jobsity, we believe great talent should not be limited by geography.

Jobsity is a nearshore staffing partner that connects leading U.S. companies with top talent in Latin America for software engineering, contact center operations, and BPO services. Our footprint spans over 20 countries across the Americas, and we deliver fully integrated, enterprise-ready teams.

From scaling specialized tech infrastructure to delivering bilingual front-line customer service, Jobsity provides an all-in-one staffing solution including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and more.

Why Work With Jobsity

We match standout professionals across Latin America with high-impact opportunities at leading U.S. companies. Joining Jobsity is about finding a rewarding remote role and working with innovative teams. It also means you get to become part of a community that values your experience, supports your ambition, and invests in your ongoing professional growth.

Whether you are looking for your next challenge, seeking greater flexibility, or ready to elevate your career, Jobsity gives you the platform and partnership to thrive on your terms.

Job Description

We are looking for a Mid-level PHP Engineer to maintain and support an existing legacy PHP application, fixing bugs and keeping the product stable for current customers. You will analyze, design, develop, and test software solutions, make frontend updates within server-side PHP templates, and review team output to ensure quality and adherence to standards. The ideal candidate has solid PHP and MySQL experience, a strong grasp of web architecture and design patterns (SOLID, MVC), and a track record of writing unit tests and testable code, working with APIs and integrations, and cleaning up legacy codebases.

Responsibilities
  • Maintain and support an existing legacy PHP application, fixing bugs and keeping the product stable for current customers.

  • Analyze, design, develop, and test software solutions for company products.

  • Make frontend updates within the application’s server-side PHP templates.

  • Clean up and refactor existing code, following company standards and best practices.

  • Review and evaluate team output to ensure quality and adherence to standards.

  • Collaborate with the Lead Software Engineer on standards, best practices, and application design and planning.

Key Requirements
  • Solid professional experience with PHP, particularly maintaining legacy systems and cleaning up existing code.

  • Comfortable making frontend changes within server-side PHP templates.

  • Proficiency with MySQL.

  • Good understanding of web application architecture and design patterns (SOLID, MVC).

  • Experience working with APIs and integrations.

  • Solid experience writing unit tests and testable code.

  • Proficiency with source control tools and techniques.

  • Basic understanding of Apache server configuration and AWS services (EC2, Auto Scaling).

  • Experience with Agile development processes.

What We Offer

At Jobsity, we know that a positive professional experience goes beyond the role itself.

Depending on the position, client, country, and type of contract, professionals may have access to different benefits, programs, and resources designed to support their well-being, development, and remote-work experience.

These may include:

● Paid time off or vacation days

● Paid holidays, depending on the client and country

● Professional development and learning opportunities

● Ongoing support from our People Experience team

● Recognition initiatives and internal activities

● Remote-work flexibility

● Opportunities to collaborate with international teams

● Access to tools and resources that support your work

● Career growth opportunities based on performance, business needs, and available roles

Because each opportunity is different, the specific benefits associated with a position will always be communicated during the recruitment process.

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