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# Software Engineer PHP

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Laravel, MySQL, OAuth, Open Web Application Security, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Queueing Systems, RabbitMQ, Role-Based Access Control, Redis, Prometheus, JSON Web Token, Software Engineering, Symfony, Management of Software Versions, Openapi, Datadog, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Grafana, Database Optimization, Software Security, Caching, Rate Limiting, Git, Integration Tests, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Docker
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2ff86826-8e5e-4180-abe3-2c89e6b8af23

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong proficiency in modern PHP (PHP 8+) and common frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Slim
 * Deep expertise in MySQL including query optimization and schema design for high-traffic applications
 * Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs using modern standards
 * Experience with Redis for caching, distributed locking, queues, and performance optimization
 * Familiarity with message queues and asynchronous processing systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS, or Redis Streams
 * Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Experience with logging, monitoring, tracing, and observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.)
 * Understanding of API security best practices including OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, rate limiting, and OWASP principles
 * Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms (Vultr, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tooling
 * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Git-based development workflows
 * Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams

## Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Software Engineer PHP in West Palm Beach, FL., * Design, develop, and maintain high-performance PHP applications serving millions of API requests daily

 * Architect and optimize MySQL database schemas, queries, and indexing strategies for low-latency access
 * Implement and maintain RESTful APIs following modern API design standards, including OpenAPI specifications and versioning best practices
 * Design and implement asynchronous workflows, background jobs, queues, and event-driven integrations where appropriate
 * Participate in architecture discussions, incident response, and root-cause analysis for production issues
 * Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver scalable solutions
 * Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and champion engineering best practices
 * Write clean, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration test coverage


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