Top Senior PHP Developer Jobs in Boston, MA

The Senior Software Engineer will design and develop scalable applications, enhance DevOps practices, and drive continuous improvement within infrastructure and systems.

Design, build, and maintain FeeNavigator features across backend and frontend. Optimize MySQL queries, write unit/integration/end-to-end tests, refactor complex code, document architecture, participate in code reviews, collaborate with Product and SRE, diagnose incidents and performance issues, and contribute to development process improvements.

The PHP Developer will design and architect web applications using the LAMP stack, collaborate with teams, optimize performance, ensure security, mentor junior developers, and conduct code reviews.

The Senior Backend Engineer will maintain a PHP-based payment platform, migrate to Rust, troubleshoot production systems, and contribute to code quality and deployment cycles.

Build and maintain backend systems for a large-scale community platform: design APIs, improve performance and scalability, ship well-tested features, triage production issues, mentor engineers, and help define AI-assisted development practices and architecture.

Lead backend development and architecture in Laravel/PHP while embedding AI as a core system layer. Build AI agents, prompt pipelines, vector search, and automated workflows integrating third-party services. Optimize APIs, databases, and scalable, secure systems. Mentor engineers and collaborate with product and data teams to deliver reliable AI-powered features.

Lead architecture, development, and maintenance of scalable Moodle LMS platforms. Build custom plugins and themes, implement SCORM/xAPI/LTI integrations, optimize performance and security, manage CI/CD and cloud deployments, and mentor engineers while collaborating with designers and stakeholders.

Remote senior PHP developer role building fintech solutions. Work in a team using PHP 8 and Laravel 8 (or Symfony), integrate external services, design and optimize SQL databases, write unit/integration tests with PHPUnit, and use Linux/CLI. Emphasis on PSR, OOP, SOLID and common design patterns; Docker, GitLab CI, and composer experience are a plus.