[Hiring] Senior PHP Developer @OMG Technology

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Developer (PHP/Symfony) to support the modernization of a business-critical laboratory reporting application from legacy Symfony 2.x to the latest supported version of Symfony.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with:

• PHP application development
• Legacy application modernization
• PHP version upgrades
• Symfony framework migrations
• Composer dependency management
• Relational database integration
• Linux-based deployment environments

This role involves working closely with internal development and business teams to:

• Document existing functionality
• Modernize application code
• Develop and execute regression tests
• Troubleshoot migration issues
• Validate integrations with databases and supporting systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong professional experience in PHP application development and enterprise application modernization
• Hands-on experience migrating Symfony 2.x to modern Symfony versions
• Experience upgrading PHP 5.x to PHP 8.x
• Strong knowledge of Symfony architecture and Composer dependency management
• Experience with Doctrine ORM and DBAL
• Strong SQL skills and Oracle database integration experience
• Experience with legacy JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap
• Hands-on experience with Linux environments and Docker
• Experience developing and executing automated regression tests, including PHPUnit
• Ability to troubleshoot legacy applications and resolve migration-related compatibility issues
• Experience working with healthcare or laboratory applications

Requirements

• Location: 100% Remote – United States
• Employment Type: Contract
• Collaboration: Must be available to work with geographically distributed teams across US time zones

Benefits

• Join an exciting opportunity to modernize a business-critical laboratory reporting application in the healthcare industry
• Work remotely with experienced technical teams
• Apply your PHP/Symfony expertise to complex application migrations
• Contribute to technology improvements that support essential laboratory operations