Senior PHP Developer | Edlight

We’re looking for a Senior PHP Developer to join Edlight — a business that builds AI products and expert services for students and professionals.

Remote Full-Time | Development

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Developing and maintaining new product functionality.
Designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and maintainable technical solutions.
Improving and refactoring existing codebases while ensuring system stability and minimizing regressions.
Participating in code reviews and contributing to engineering best practices.
Investigating and resolving production issues reported through Sentry.
Collaborating with the team during planning sessions, technical discussions, and Scrum ceremonies.
Contributing to feature design and architectural decisions.
Working closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to deliver high-quality user experiences.
Integrating third-party services and building resilient, fault-tolerant solutions.
Driving technical excellence and continuously improving development processes.

Have 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience.
Have strong knowledge of PHP 8+.
Possess deep hands-on experience with Symfony in production environments.
Have a solid understanding of OOP principles and best practices, including SOLID, DRY, and KISS.
Have strong SQL and MySQL knowledge, including query optimization, indexing, and execution plan analysis.
Have experience delivering features end-to-end, from requirements discussions to production release.
Have worked with asynchronous processing and messaging systems such as Symfony Messenger and RabbitMQ.
Understand idempotency, retry mechanisms, and error-handling strategies.
Have experience integrating third-party APIs and building reliable services.
Can confidently refactor legacy systems while minimizing risks and regressions.
Demonstrate strong architectural thinking and the ability to evaluate technical trade-offs.
Actively use AI-powered development tools such as Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar solutions.
Nice to have:
Experience with GraphQL, particularly Overblog GraphQL Bundle.
Experience working with RabbitMQ and Symfony Messenger.
Knowledge of JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
Experience with AWS S3.
Experience with Redis or Memcached.
Familiarity with WebSocket technologies, such as Centrifugo.
Experience with or interest in Python and FastAPI.

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What you can expect from working with us:

Strong team and growth environment
Work alongside experienced and motivated professionals. This enables rapid professional growth and high performance.
Remote work & flexible schedule
You can start your workday anytime between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM (Kyiv time) and finish between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM, considering team collaboration hours. You’re also welcome to visit our office in Kyiv or coworking spaces in Lviv and Warsaw.
Time to recharge
28 working days of paid vacation per year, 30 sick leave days, and all public holidays observed. You can also arrange a workday transfer — swapping a working day with a day off and vice versa.
Health & well-being support
For the team in Ukraine — medical insurance, compensation for sports activities, books, and therapy sessions. We care about physical and mental well-being because we play the long game.
Learning & development
Compensation for courses and conferences, leadership training, internal lectures, English lessons, and speaking clubs.
Team time
Quarterly online or offline team-building events. We know how to not only work together but also connect beyond daily tasks.
Social Impact
The Ukrainian Victory Support program and other charitable initiatives aimed at supporting Ukraine.

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