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# PHP Developer (Remote)

- **Company:** Velvetech LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Testing, Unit Testing, Business Systems, Software Quality, Databases, Couchbase Servers, Cursor, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Web Development, Elasticsearch, Hardware Design, Laravel, Linux System Administration, MariaDB, Microsoft Software, MySQL, Nginx, Object-Oriented Software Development, RabbitMQ, Redis, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Symfony, Strategies of Testing, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, Web Pages, Apache Zookeeper, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Prompt Engineering, Git, Vue.js, Containerization, Solid Principles, Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Restful APIs, Es2015, Code Restructuring, GPT, Software Version Control, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/php-developer-remote--e8da03b4-9057-4981-8032-de4d17f87b3a

## About the Role

PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), Software Engineering, Software Development, Customer Support/Service, High Tech Industry, Microsoft Product Family, Hardware Development, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Startup, Healthcare, * Minimum of 3 years of experience with PHP and modern frameworks such as Symfony or Laravel

 * Experience with MySQL / MariaDBL, and version control systems like Git
 * Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and SOLID principles
 * Proficiency in modern JavaScript (ES6+), and Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
 * Experience with testing methodologies, including unit testing and writing testable code
 * English proficiency at an intermediate level or higher
 * Effective problem-solving skills and attention to detail

AI related requirements

 * Proficiency in AI-driven development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor IDE, Tabnine, or similar is required
 * Strong prompt engineering skills to optimize the outputs of AI tools effectively
 * Critical understanding of the boundaries of AI tools and the ability to apply sound judgment and critical thinking
 * Utilizing artificial intelligence to debug, refine code quality, and improve documentation for enhanced productivity and workflow reliability

The following experience will be considered as an advantage:

 * Experience with cloud services like AWS, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and Linux environments
 * Experience with dependency management with Composer
 * Knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js (preferred) or React
 * Familiarity with server technologies like Nginx and database technologies such as MariaDB + Galera Cluster
 * Experience with Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Redis, Couchbase, or ZooKeeper
 * Familiarity with agile tools like Jira and Confluence, and contributing to a collaborative team environment

## Description

As a new team member, you will develop web applications for business systems, with the use of a rich programming stack to write code, apply knowledge to refactor and test applications, and maintain coding documentation

 * Write code, participate in developing front-end and back-end architecture
 * Implement user interactions on web pages and ensuring responsiveness of applications
 * Develop a project from conception to finished product while meeting both technical and client needs
 * Stay updated with all trends in developing web applications and programming languages