Title: Senior Symfony Developer (Full-Stack)

Location: Remote

Client: Canada

Working time: 11:00pm-07:00am Vietnam time

About the Role:

We're seeking an experienced Senior Symfony Developer to join our development team and play a key leadership role in enhancing our SaaS platform. This is a unique opportunity to make an immediate impact by improving our codebase, establishing best practices, and mentoring our development team.

This hands-on technical leadership position combines coding (40%) with team leadership and architectural decisions (60%).

What You'll Do:

Technical Leadership (60%)

• Conduct comprehensive code and architecture reviews of our Symfony platform
• Design scalable SaaS architecture for new module development
• Identify and resolve systemic issues affecting platform stability and performance
• Establish and enforce coding standards, code review processes, and development best practices
• Mentor and coach junior and intermediate developers to enhance team capabilities
• Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical decision-making
• Provide effort estimation and prioritization for development tickets

Development (40%)

• Refactor and optimize critical platform components using Symfony best practices
• Implement and maintain robust testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Build new features while maintaining high code quality standards
• Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and responsiveness
• Leverage AI tools (e.g., Cursor AI) to accelerate development workflows
• Work with modern AI-assisted coding practices and pair programming with AI tools

Responsibilities:

• Conduct code reviews and pair programming sessions
• Triage and resolve bugs and technical issues
• Collaborate with backend developers, QA team, and stakeholders
• Document architecture, design patterns, and technical decisions
• Manage version control (Git) and project documentation (Redmine, Markdown)
• Participate in client meetings as needed (occasional local or remote travel)
• Utilize AI-powered development tools for code generation, refactoring, and problem- solving

Requirements:

Experience:

• 5+ years of professional Symfony development experience, preferably in SaaS environments
• 5+ years of web application development using MySQL and JavaScript (jQuery)
• Proven track record of leading technical turnarounds or rescuing challenged projects
• Demonstrated experience mentoring junior and intermediate developers

Technical Stack Experience:

• Symfony (preferably 6+) framework development (5+ years)
• PHP 8+ with modern features (constructor property promotion, named arguments, etc.)
• React 18+ with modern hooks and functional components
• JavaScript (ES5/ES6+) and jQuery for legacy and interactive features
• Experience with MySQL database design and optimization
• Deep understanding of multi-tenant architecture and database-first design patterns
• Strong knowledge of Doctrine ORM and database optimization
• Google Maps APIs & routing integration
• Third-party system integration (IoT, BLE, Accounting, Payment processors, ELD)
• Proficiency with testing frameworks (PHPUnit)
• Performance optimization and caching strategies
• Report generation tools (jsPDF, HTML2Canvas, Chart.js)
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Points For:

• Full-stack capabilities (Laravel, Angular)
• React Native (Typescript)
• Advanced ORM and UML modeling and optimization
• Figma integration and UI/UX testing
• DevOps experience (WHM, cPanel, Docker)
• Linux server management
• Experience in logistics, transportation, or oil & gas industries
• RedMine or similar project management tools
• Report generator and Report Engines
• Experience with AI-powered development tools (Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT)
• AI-assisted code generation and modern development workflows
• Multi-bundle Symfony architecture experience
• Webpack Encore and modern frontend asset management
• Google Maps API integration
• AWS SDK and cloud services integration