PHP Developer

At LeverX, we have had the privilege of delivering over 1,500 projects for various clients. With 20+ years in the market, our team of 2,200+ is strong, reliable, and always evolving: learning, growing, and striving for excellence.

We are looking for a PHP Developer to join us. Let’s see if we are a good fit for each other!

what we offer:

• Projects in different domains: healthcare, manufacturing, e-commerce, fintech, etc.
• Projects for every taste: Startup products, enterprise solutions, research & development initiatives, and projects at the crossroads of SAP and the latest web technologies.
• Global clients based in Europe and the US, including Fortune 500 companies.
• Employment security: We hire for our team, not just a specific project. If your project ends, we will find you a new one.
• Healthy work atmosphere: On average, our employees stay with the company for 4+ years.
• Market-based compensation and regular performance reviews.
• Internal expert communities and courses.
• Perks to support your growth and well-being.

required skills:

• 2–4+ years of commercial experience in PHP development (PHP 7.x / 8.x), including modern PHP features (strict types, typed properties, attributes, enums).
• Strong experience with at least one PHP framework (Laravel, Symfony, Laminas/Zend, or Yii2) and understanding of MVC / layered architecture.
• Confident in working with relational databases (MySQL / MariaDB, PostgreSQL).
• Experience working with legacy PHP codebases, including refactoring, modernization, and safe changes in production.
• Experience designing and maintaining REST APIs, dependency management with Composer, and adherence to PSR standards (PSR-4, PSR-12).
• Experience with Git, code reviews, debugging, and writing automated tests (PHPUnit or Pest).
• English B2+.

nice-to-have skills:

• Experience upgrading PHP versions in production systems (e.g., PHP 7 → PHP 8).
• Experience with e-commerce projects (orders, payments, integrations).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker or containerized environments.
• Basic understanding of frontend-backend integration (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).
• Experience working in distributed or multi-project teams.

RESponsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend functionality for commercial web applications.
• Work with existing legacy systems and participate in their gradual modernization.
• Implement new features while ensuring production stability.
• Design and extend REST APIs for internal and external integrations.
• Refactor and improve existing code with a focus on maintainability and performance.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Be part of an Agile-based, globally distributed team.