Senior Backend Developer (PHP)

Project • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The project involves working on an existing backend application built in PHP, focused on developing and maintaining RESTful APIs that support business functionality and integrations with other systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and enhancing backend services and APIs, working extensively with SQL databases for data processing and optimization, maintaining and improving application performance, scalability, and reliability, and collaborating with frontend and other teams to support end-to-end feature delivery. The client is looking for a Senior Backend Developer with strong PHP experience, focused on building and maintaining RESTful APIs and working with SQL databases. This is not a DevOps or CI/CD-heavy role.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with programming SQL for database technologies such as Microsoft SQL, MySQL, Postgres
• 5+ years of strong development proficiency in PHP
• Strong knowledge of RESTful API design
• Familiarity with markup languages such as XML, JSON, YAML, and HTML
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)

Nice To Haves

• Laravel/Symfony preferred
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Exposure to scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Familiarity with testing tools (Playwright, PyUnit, etc.)
• Exposure to monitoring/logging tools (Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, JavaScript, HTML,CSS technologies
• Experience with testing tools such as Playwright, Pester, PyUnit
• Experience with IDE's such as VS Code, IntelliJ, PyCharm, Visual Studio, etc.
• Experience with orchestration such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Experience with artifact repositories such as Artifactory
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and BigPanda
• Experience with logging tools such as Splunk

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and enhancing backend services and APIs
• Working extensively with SQL databases for data processing and optimization
• Maintaining and improving application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborating with frontend and other teams to support end-to-end feature delivery

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed