Mid-Senior PHP Engineer (Contract) | Symfony 6.4, PHP 8.1, AWS Lambda, SNS/SQS, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture | €300/day | Remote (EU) | Spanish Speaking | 6-Month Initial Contract, Likely Extensions
We’re hiring a Mid-Senior PHP Engineer (contractor) to join a collaborative engineering team building scalable, cloud-native applications within a modern distributed systems environment.
You’ll be joining an engineering-led culture where software quality, maintainability, and clean architecture are highly valued.
This is a great opportunity for experienced backend engineers who enjoy building modern applications, contributing to architectural decisions, and working across cloud-native systems within a supportive, high-performing team.
Fluent Spanish communication skills are essential for this role, as you’ll be working closely with Spanish-speaking stakeholders and engineering teams.
The Role | Mid-Senior PHP Engineer (Contract) | Symfony 6.4, PHP 8.1, AWS Lambda, SNS/SQS, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture | €300/day | Remote (EU) | Spanish Speaking | 6-Month Initial Contract, Likely Extensions
This is a hands-on backend engineering role with strong exposure to modern architecture and scalable system design.
You’ll be expected to:
- Develop and maintain backend applications using Symfony 6.4 and PHP 8.1
- Contribute to scalable software solutions using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Hexagonal Architecture principles
- Build and support event-driven and serverless workflows using AWS Lambda and SNS/SQS
- Collaborate with product owners, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality technical solutions
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code aligned with engineering best practices
- Work with relational and NoSQL databases including MariaDB, Redis, MongoDB, and OpenSearch
- Develop APIs and backend services within Docker-based environments
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Participate in code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives across software quality and performance
- Write unit and integration tests using PHPUnit and related testing tools
- Support automated testing efforts using Playwright across UI and REST APIs
- Document technical solutions clearly through written documentation and diagrams
This role suits engineers who enjoy modern backend engineering, collaborative problem-solving, and building reliable systems within product-focused teams.
Mid-Senior PHP Engineer (Contract) | Symfony 6.4, PHP 8.1, AWS Lambda, SNS/SQS, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture | €300/day | Remote (EU) | Spanish Speaking | 6-Month Initial Contract, Likely Extensions
Strong commercial experience with:
- Modern PHP development using Symfony 6.4 and PHP 8.1
- Software design principles, design patterns, and scalable backend architecture
- DDD (Domain-Driven Design) and Hexagonal Architecture concepts
- AWS services including Lambda, SNS, and SQS
- NodeJS v22
- OpenSearch implementations
- SQL and NoSQL databases including MariaDB, Redis, and MongoDB
- ORM systems such as Doctrine or Eloquent
- Docker and containerised development workflows
- CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Unit and integration testing using PHPUnit
- Writing clean technical documentation and communicating solutions effectively
- Improving code quality, maintainability, and application performance
- Fluent Spanish communication skills (written and spoken)
Nice to Have
- Experience working within distributed systems or event-driven environments
- Exposure to serverless architectures
- Experience with Playwright automation testing
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling within AWS
- Experience contributing to architectural discussions or mentoring other engineers
- Previous experience working within agile product teams
Why This Contract Stands Out | Mid-Senior PHP Engineer (Contract) | Symfony 6.4, PHP 8.1, AWS Lambda, SNS/SQS, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture | €300/day | Remote (EU) | Spanish Speaking | 6-Month Initial Contract, Likely Extensions
- €330 per day (b2b, via Deel)
- Fully remote within Europe
- Long-term contract potential with likely extensions at a large EU tech company
- Modern engineering environment using current backend technologies
- Opportunity to work on scalable cloud-native systems
- Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and collaboration
- Exposure to modern architecture patterns and distributed systems
- High-impact work within a collaborative product engineering team
- Clear opportunity to grow technically within a mature engineering environment
This is an opportunity to work on modern backend systems alongside experienced engineers in an environment that values clean architecture, scalable design, and engineering excellence.
Please apply HERE and WE will be in touch if it looks like a strong match.
Mid-Senior PHP Engineer (Contract) | Symfony 6.4, PHP 8.1, AWS Lambda, SNS/SQS, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture | €300/day | Remote (EU) | Spanish Speaking | 6-Month Initial Contract, Likely Extensions