SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Vultr

21d • $80,000 - $95,000 • Remote

About The Position

Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to build, improve, and evolve the backend systems that power one of the world's leading cloud infrastructure platforms. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic, quality-minded PHP engineer who thrives in complex codebases, takes ownership of real problems, and cares about leaving things better than they found them. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require strong API design instincts, comfort navigating a mature monolithic architecture, and the discipline to balance feature delivery with long-term technical health. Real systems, real scale, real impact — this is your opportunity to contribute to the infrastructure that developers and businesses around the world depend on every day.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional PHP development experience in a production environment
• Demonstrated experience designing and building RESTful APIs… versioning, authentication, error handling, and documentation
• Strong MySQL skills - schema design, query optimization, and understanding of indexing and performance at scale
• Experience working within large, legacy codebases… comfortable reading unfamiliar code and making safe, targeted changes
• Familiarity with third-party SDK integration patterns and handling upstream service failures gracefully
• Understanding of SOLID software engineering principles, testing strategies, and code review practices
• Experience with Git-based workflows and collaborative development in a team environment

Nice To Haves

• Cloud infrastructure exposure is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable, well-documented RESTful APIs consumed by internal teams and external customers at scale
• Navigate and extend a large, mature PHP monolith… understanding existing patterns, respecting stability, and improving incrementally
• Identify and address technical debt in a principled way, balancing immediate delivery needs with long-term maintainability
• Integrate and maintain third-party SDKs and external services, ensuring reliability, error handling, and graceful degradation
• Write clean, testable code that meets and elevates team coding standards… leaving every surface better than you found it
• Collaborate closely with engineering peers and leads to review code, share context, and raise the technical bar across the team
• Debug and resolve production issues across a complex, interconnected system… quickly, thoroughly, and with clear communication
• Contribute to architectural discussions and help evaluate technical tradeoffs as systems evolve

Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
• Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company paid Wellable subscription

What This Job Offers

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