Staff Software Engineer

NMI

8d•Remote

About The Position

As the Tech Lead for our Card Not Present team at NMI, you will guide the technical direction, architecture, and execution of our core applications and services. You will collaborate with Product, SRE, and other engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing software solutions. This role combines hands-on PHP expertise with strong leadership, architectural vision, and the ability to mentor and inspire engineers.

Requirements

PHP Mastery: Proven experience architecting and developing large-scale PHP applications (preferably Laravel, Symfony, or similar frameworks).
Database Expertise: Strong skills with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and caching technologies (Redis, Memcached).
CI/CD Pipelines: Proficiency with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent, including automated testing and deployment.
API Development: Expertise in designing, implementing, and securing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs; knowledge of API gateways and authentication standards (OAuth, JWT).
Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar.
Strong track record of leading development teams and delivering complex software projects.
Excellent communication skills for engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to mentor engineers and drive alignment on technical direction.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; containerization with Docker; orchestration with Kubernetes.
Familiarity with microservices architecture.
Experience with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
Scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

Lead a high-performing PHP development team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and guide the adoption of best practices in software engineering.
Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
Define and evolve the architecture of PHP-based services and applications to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance.
Establish and enforce coding standards, design principles, and architectural guidelines.
Drive the adoption of modern frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
Lead the design, development, and deployment of mission-critical PHP applications and platform components.
Ensure high-quality, maintainable code through peer reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with DevOps/SRE teams to optimize application reliability and performance.
Work with SRE to maintain and improve system uptime, scalability, and latency targets.
Drive performance analysis, tuning, and optimization efforts.
Implement and uphold security best practices for PHP applications and supporting infrastructure.
Advocate for process improvements, automation, and modern engineering practices.
Stay informed on emerging trends in PHP, backend development, cloud services, and DevOps tooling.
Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies and frameworks.