Senior Software Developer – Laravel/Symfony

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About the role

  • Senior Software Developer leading backend projects for sports-tourism technology company in London, Ontario. Designing and implementing scalable APIs and mentoring junior developers in a hybrid setting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead backend projects from concept to production, including architecture design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
  • Build and own core product features across our PHP stack.
  • Design scalable and maintainable APIs and services, optimizing for performance and reliability.
  • Drive technical decision-making for backend architecture, frameworks, and database strategies.
  • Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, providing code reviews, coaching, and fostering best practices.
  • Collaborate closely with product, UX, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Ensure code quality and reliability through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring practices.
  • Proactively identify and solve technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability issues.
  • Research and implement new tools or technologies to improve the backend stack and development workflows.

Requirements

  • 8+ years working with PHP.
  • 5+ years working with Laravel (preferred) or Symfony at comparable depth.
  • 8+ years working with SQL/RDBMS, including complex schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
  • Proven track record of leading projects from concept to production, including scoping, architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment.
  • Experience mentoring and guiding junior developers, providing code reviews, and fostering best practices.
  • Strong understanding of software design patterns, clean architecture, and maintainable code.
  • Experience with scalable backend systems, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing (queues, cron jobs, workers).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with automated testing and code quality tools.
  • Experience with collaborating with cross-functional teams and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Experience with API-first development and integration with third-party services.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary, and benefits
  • Standard hours: Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., with flex time.
  • Hybrid: 3 days in office post-onboarding (up to 2 remote days/week).

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$120,000 - CA$160,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

LaravelPHPRDBMSSQLSymfony

Location requirements

HybridLondonCanada

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