Senior PHP Fullstack Software Engineer Medellin, Colombia, Remote

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About the Client

World-leading digital and broadcast technology ecosystem encompasses a comprehensive suite of advanced television production tools, high-speed streaming infrastructure, and digital media platforms.

This role requires a hands-on engineer who can contribute across the full software development lifecycle, collaborate effectively within distributed teams, and drive technical excellence through modern development practices, automation, and AI-assisted engineering tools.

Your Team

Integrate with the client team.

What's in it for you

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications and enterprise software solutions.
• Build and optimize backend services, RESTful APIs, microservices, and data processing pipelines.
• Architect cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services and modern deployment practices.
• Optimize database performance, schema design, and complex queries across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server environments.
• Implement asynchronous processing, message queues, and event-driven architectures to support high-volume workloads.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and Design teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Lead technical discussions, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
• Drive software quality through automated testing, performance tuning, and best engineering practices.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation initiatives.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and engineering efficiency.

Skills

• PHP (Advanced)
• Laravel
• Symfony
• Lumen
• REST APIs

Frontend Development

• Vue.js
• Angular
• React
• HTML5
• CSS3

Databases

• MySQL
• SQL Server
• Query Optimization
• Database Design
• High-Volume Data Processing
• AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFront)
• Docker
• Jenkins
• Git
• Deployment Automation

Testing & Quality

• PHPUnit
• Automated Testing
• Performance Testing

Architecture & Engineering Practices

• Design Patterns
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• High-Traffic Systems
• Scalability & Performance Optimization
• Enterprise B2B Applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building SaaS platforms, e-commerce platforms, event management solutions, or enterprise applications.
• Experience working with globally distributed remote teams.
• Strong understanding of accessibility-focused applications and enterprise compliance requirements.
• Experience with Redis, WebSockets, real-time applications, and asynchronous processing.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, and ChatGPT.
• Prior experience mentoring developers and leading engineering initiatives.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Strong ownership mindset and commitment to delivering high‑quality solutions.

Experience Required

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience delivering scalable and high‑performance applications.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Track record of successfully supporting mission‑critical production systems.