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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer (PHP - **Company:** NMI Partners, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon S3, Business Logic, BASIC (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Code Coverage, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Software Design Patterns, Python (Programming Language), Laravel, Memcached, MySQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Query Optimization, Redis, Secure Coding, TypeScript, PHP Frameworks, Flask (Web Framework), Caching, Technical Debt, Git, Vue.js, Pandas, Containerization, Webpack, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, Sentry, Npm(Software), Front End Software Development, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), New Relic (SaaS), Docker - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-php-nmi-2-8062289 ## About the Role This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer who can navigate complex systems, enjoys solving genuinely hard engineering challenges, and operates with a high degree of autonomy within a collaborative, agile team., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience * 5+ years of experience developing complex applications * Fluency in PHP and modern development practices * Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns * Experience with relational databases such as MySQL (schema design, query optimization) * Experience with modern frontend development (JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue, npm, basic CSS/SCSS) * Comfort working in large, established codebases - able to navigate unfamiliar systems, untangle complexity, and make sound changes with limited guidance * Familiarity with secure coding principles * Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows * Experience contributing across the full SDLC * Effective use of AI-assisted development tools, with the judgment to know where they add value and the discipline to review and validate their output * Ability to work both independently and collaboratively Preferred * Strong experience with Laravel or similar modern PHP frameworks * Experience with the Vue ecosystem (Quasar, Pinia, Vite) * Experience with containerization technologies (Docker) * Experience with caching technologies (Redis, Memcached) * Experience with AWS services (ECS, ECR, S3, SQS) * Experience working with logging & monitoring systems (e.g., Sentry, New Relic) * Understanding of cloud-native or SaaS architectures (scalability, resilience, multitenancy) * Exposure to Python and ML-adjacent services (Flask, Pandas, scikit-learn) * Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications, or building workflows that incorporate them * Track record of raising engineering standards on a team - improving test coverage, reducing technical debt, or modernizing legacy code ## Description NMI is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) to join our Fee Navigator team, part of our Account Management & Signup Tools value stream. FeeNavigator is a platform that automates merchant statement analysis and proposal generation - ingesting a processing statement in virtually any format, classifying every fee, computing markup and potential savings, and producing a signable proposal in seconds. It replaces work that previously took analysts hours per statement, and it sits at the heart of how our partners win and retain merchants., NMI, a global leader in payment technologies, allows software and sales professionals to deliver payment innovations to their clients without having to build payment expertise in house. NMI enables our partners with choice, and challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to payments. You've probably used NMI in the last 24 hours without even realizing it. We're the platform that powers success for innovative tech created by SMBs, entrepreneurs and fintech startups. We're creative problem solvers who help visionaries smash through boundaries and think beyond what's possible so they can think about what's next. But we're not just built for the tech savvy. We democratize the latest payments technology so that everyone can realize the benefits of easy payments across the full spectrum of commerce. Our mission is to use our expertise to enable more payments, in more ways and more places. We provide ISOs, Fintech Innovators and Technologists the freedom to focus on what they do best, liberating them from restricted payment solutions and giving them access to the latest payment technology now and in the future., * Design, build, and enhance features within FeeNavigator using PHP/Laravel and Vue * Develop efficient database queries and optimize MySQL performance as needed * Own the quality of your work end-to-end through developer-led testing - writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and validating your own changes through to production * Improve the health of a large, established codebase by refactoring complex areas and decomposing high-complexity components into maintainable, well-structured code * Document critical business logic, application workflows, and key architectural decisions * Collaborate with Product Managers to refine requirements and contribute to technical solution design * Participate in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards and share best practices * Work with SRE to ensure software is observable, resilient, secure, and production-ready * Diagnose and resolve incidents, defects, and performance bottlenecks in collaboration with cross-functional teams * Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tooling, and engineering practices ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) - [Coding for Good: Achieving social change with an app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1645-coding-for-good-achieving-social-change-with-an-app) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)