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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # PHP Engineer - **Company:** Betanzos, La Coruña - **Location:** Madrid, Spain (Remote available) - **Salary:** €79,200.0 - €114,000.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Programming Tools, Document Management Systems, Laravel, Queueing Systems, Runbook, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Data Ingestion, ReactJS, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** September 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.es/contact-us.html ## About the Role + Significant professional experience building and maintaining production PHP applications and systems. + Strong hands-on experience with the Laravel framework, including safe framework and dependency upgrades. + Working knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, with the ability to contribute to an established frontend. + Demonstrated ability to improve and evolve mature codebases safely rather than relying on complete rewrites. + Strong debugging, incident-response, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis capabilities. + Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL. + Strong experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, automated testing, and disciplined software development practices. + Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned work, and collaborate effectively with platform and DevOps specialists. + Professional written and spoken English at B2 level or above. + Experience with system migration or modernization projects is desirable. + Familiarity with Kafka or other message queues, S3 or similar object storage, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS is an advantage. + Experience with security hardening and dependency management is beneficial. + Exposure to cybersecurity threat intelligence, data pipelines, or high-volume data ingestion systems is a plus. + React experience is desirable and may provide opportunities to contribute to additional frontend platforms. + Comfort using AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude or Codex is advantageous. + Strong communication, collaboration, reliability, and problem-solving skills. ## Description This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a PHP Engineer based in Spain. Join a fully remote engineering team working on a mature internal platform that supports the creation and publication of intelligence content. You'll help maintain and modernize a production Laravel application while contributing across both backend and frontend technologies. The role combines hands-on development with opportunities to improve testing, observability, tooling, and deployment practices. You'll play an important part in gradually moving an established system toward a modern cloud platform. With significant autonomy, you'll have the opportunity to make thoughtful improvements while keeping a dependable production environment running smoothly. You'll collaborate closely with platform and DevOps specialists as well as distributed colleagues across multiple regions. This role is well suited to a pragmatic, full-stack-minded engineer who values quality, ownership, and methodical modernization. Accountabilities + Develop, maintain, and improve production features across the PHP/Laravel backend and JavaScript, CSS, and HTML frontend. + Maintain and modernize the application while ensuring changes are introduced safely and sustainably. + Keep PHP, Laravel, and other application dependencies current, including managing safe framework and version upgrades. + Improve automated testing, observability, developer tooling, CI, and deployment automation to support reliable software delivery. + Investigate, triage, and resolve production incidents, defects, and technical issues through structured debugging and root-cause analysis. + Contribute to the modernization and migration of the application onto a cloud platform in collaboration with platform and DevOps teams. + Document system behavior, dependencies, operational procedures, and runbooks to improve knowledge sharing and maintainability. + Work autonomously on assigned priorities while taking ownership of delivering reliable technical solutions. + Provide regular updates on progress, priorities, risks, and technical developments. + Collaborate with distributed teams across Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia while adapting effectively to diverse professional and cultural environments. + Participate in occasional travel as required by the role. ## 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) - [The Resilience of the World Wide Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1281-the-resilience-of-the-world-wide-web) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Coffee with Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/354-coffee-with-developers) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The 7 Most Popular Backend Frameworks for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/403-the-7-most-popular-backend-frameworks-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)