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# Senior Backend Engineer, PHP

- **Company:** Apryse
- **Location:** Gent, Belgium (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Code Review, High-Level Architecture, MySQL, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Symfony, Backend, Amazon Relational Database Service, Information Technology, Docker
- **Published:** June 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://be.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7c22276472d2a172

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Windows?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * 5+ years of experience and strong proficiency in modern PHP, MySQL, and RESTAPIs.

 * Experience with securing, benchmarking,optimizing, and scaling high-availability applications.
 * Proficiency in Docker.
 * Solid understanding of software development methodologies, tools, and processes.
 * Strong analysis and problem-solving abilities.
 * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
 * Solid experience with AWS Cloud (EC2, S3, RDS)
 * Experience with the Symfony framework is an asset.
 * Experience with SaaS is a plus.
 * A degree in computer science or computer/software engineering is a plus.

## Description

We are looking for a talented Senior PHP software engineer with a winning combination of skills and experience to join our team. You will be developing for the eSign solution: Xodo Sign, creating innovative new features, and maintaining our existing codebase. As a software engineer at Apryse, you will be involved in all aspects of the software development process and encouraged to provide input on future projects and the company's direction. We strive to use new technology and techniques, so a love of learning new things is a must.

Responsibilities:

 * Work as part of the Scrum product development team, implementing new features and improving existing functionality of the Xodo Sign platform.

 * Engage in all stages of development, from requirements gathering and analysis to high-level design, implementation, testing,and maintenance.
 * Conduct research and prepare technical proposals and demonstrations for new projects and product enhancements.
 * Perform code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices.
 * Collaborate closely with fellow engineers,offering support, knowledge sharing, and problem-solving as needed.
 * Champion and promote engineering best practices across the team to drive continuous improvement.


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