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# Lead Software Development - PHP - Remote

- **Company:** American Mortgage Consultants, Inc.
- **Location:** Dover, DE, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Relational Databases, Database Theory, MongoDB, MySQL, Object-Relational Database, Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, RabbitMQ, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Docker
- **Published:** June 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g71f2v

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

 + Minimum of 8+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 2+ Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

 + Strong grasp of object-oriented programming and relational database concepts

 + Expert proficiency in PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ

 + Expert proficiency with SQL and strong grasp of database concepts

 + Expert proficiency in docker/containerization/kubernetes/eks/helm/fluxcd/karpenter

 + Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

 + Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 + High attention to detail

 + Experience working with object relational mappings

 + Experience with Agile development practices

## Description

+ Work closely with business analysts to design, develop and test new features and functionality for our core product

 + Work closely with support analysts to identify and fix bugs

 + Develop prototypes and proof of concepts to explore new technologies and determine how to best integrate them into the product

 + Create clean, reliable, performant code with an eye for future maintainability

 + Such other activity as may be assigned by your manager


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