Senior PHP Software Engineer (Contractor)

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Hiring Remotely in Poland
Remote
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
Senior contractor to maintain and modernize a legacy PHP application, progressively rewriting backend components into Python or Go. Implement and integrate React Router frontends, work with Go (GORM), MySQL, Docker, and Google Cloud Platform using Pulumi. Ensure code quality, scalability, and participate in architecture and transition decisions in an English-speaking environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

Join a diverse team of approx. 2000 professionals across four continents, driving innovation and growth within intive’s technology hubs. Work alongside industry experts trusted by leading brands like Audi, BMW, Deichmann, Meta, NewsCorp, Tandem, Paramount, Vorwerk, and Warner Bros. Discovery to create pioneering, sustainable digital experiences.

At intive, agile thinking and deep industry expertise come together across Automotive & Mobility, Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Technology, Media & Communication. Be part of a team that’s shaping the future of digital innovation.

Objective of Services:

  • Provides senior-level software engineering services to deliver complex solutions for the client, ensuring robust implementation across multiple environments.
  • Acts as a key independent contributor in a global team, driving technical quality and process improvements while developing advanced software solutions.
     

What you will be doing:

  • Maintaining and enhancing a legacy PHP application that supports core business functionality
  • Gradually modernizing the system, including contributing to rewriting parts of the backend into Python or Golang
  • Collaborating in an English-speaking environment
  • Developing and integrating modern frontend solutions using React Router (must-have)
  • Working with backend technologies including Go (with GORM) and PHP
  • Managing and optimizing database operations with MySQL
  • Building and maintaining containerized environments using Docker
  • Working with cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, including infrastructure as code using Pulumi
  • Ensuring code quality, scalability, and performance across the application stack
  • Participating in architectural discussions and supporting technology transition decisions

You are a good match if you have:

  • 8+ years of commercial experience as a software developer, with strong expertise in PHP
  • Hands-on experience working with PHP without frameworks (legacy systems maintenance and development)
  • Strong experience with React Router (must-have)
  • Solid understanding of backend development, including experience with Go (GORM) or willingness to work with it
  • Very good knowledge of MySQL and database design principles
  • Practical experience with Docker and containerized environments
  • Experience working with Google Cloud Platform and infrastructure tools such as Pulumi
  • Very good command of English (min. B2+/C1)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in evolving, partially modernized environments

You get extra points for:

  • Experience in migrating legacy systems to modern architectures (e.g., PHP → Python or Golang)
  • Knowledge of Python and willingness to support backend transformation initiatives
  • Experience in designing scalable, cloud-based systems
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Proactive approach, ownership mindset, and ability to work independently in a contractor setup

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of commercial experience as a software developer, with strong expertise in PHP
  • Hands-on experience working with PHP without frameworks (legacy systems maintenance and development)
  • Strong experience with React Router
  • Solid understanding of backend development, including experience with Go (GORM) or willingness to work with it
  • Very good knowledge of MySQL and database design principles
  • Practical experience with Docker and containerized environments
  • Experience working with Google Cloud Platform and infrastructure tools such as Pulumi
  • Very good command of English (min. B2+/C1)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in evolving, partially modernized environments
  • Experience in migrating legacy systems to modern architectures (e.g., PHP -> Python or Golang)
  • Knowledge of Python and willingness to support backend transformation initiatives
  • Experience in designing scalable, cloud-based systems
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Proactive approach, ownership mindset, and ability to work independently in a contractor setup
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The Company
HQ: Munich
1,742 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

intive is a global technology company that combines deep industry expertise, user-centric design, and world-class software engineering. With its human-centric approach, intive creates digital products that empower users, deliver business value, and make an impact on society. intive has over 24 years of experience innovating with customers across industries, including Technology, Media and Communications, Retail, Automotive, FinTech, and Telecommunications. By focusing on creating sustainable impact through digital products, intive has won the trust of leading brands such as Audi, BASF, BMW, Deichmann, Discovery, Facebook, Tandem, Paramount, and Vorwerk. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, intive is present across Europe, Asia and the Americas, with a diverse team of +2,000 people

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