Senior PHP Engineer

Sage Publications is looking for a Senior PHP Engineer to design and develop sophisticated solutions that support critical business objectives, with a primary focus on the myBusinessCourse.com courseware platform. This role involves designing, building and improving the courseware platform’s capabilities such as content delivery, content management, reporting, analytics, workflow, product metadata management, eCommerce, publishing tools and controls. The Senior PHP Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving the technical direction and architecture of our solutions across team and multi-team environments.

Key Accountabilities

• This position requires on-site work during the probationary period and will transition to a hybrid role thereafter.

• Architect, develop and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient software solutions that meet business requirements.

• Regularly be a key contributor in one or more Agile teams, focusing on developing features and capabilities desired by the business and impacting multiple teams.

• Assist in the design and development of scalable software architecture and ensure the integration of new features with existing systems.

• Implement enhancements and provide ongoing maintenance for various products, platforms, systems, applications, and solutions.

• Drive the adoption of continuous improvement strategies to enhance operational efficiencies across the development lifecycle.

• Research and implement sophisticated software engineering standards and practices to improve the quality and performance of software solutions.

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with team members and other stakeholders to foster a collaborative development environment.

• Positively impact the whole team, influence peers, proactively share knowledge and support and mentor junior team members to be more successful.

• Focus on complete and effective designs and aim to improve existing ones.

• Identify and resolve problems independently while helping others in resolving theirs.

• Be an active, engaged and vocal contributor to Agile ceremonies and other meetings as appropriate.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Highly proficient in full-stack PHP development, including significant experience with PHP 7.x or 8.x.

• Strong foundation in object-oriented programming and design patterns.

• Significant experience with PHP Frameworks, such as like Symfony (preferred) or Laravel and understanding of MVC architecture. Ability to work with framework templating engines.

• Proficient in building and consuming RESTful APIs; Experience with OAuth, JWT, and API authentication.

• Strong SQL skills, (MySQL, PostgreSQL).

• Experience with database optimization and indexing.

• Knowledge in front end technologies HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; JavaScript Frameworks (Vue preferred)

• Demonstrated experience in AWS cloud platform development and managing solutions in a cloud environment.

• Understanding of SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and other security threats.

• Experience with performance optimization in caching mechanisms (Redis, Memcached, OPCache).

• Proficient in source code control systems like GitHub, CI/CD pipelines using Git, Git Actions and Workflows.

• Comfortable with DevOps: Ubuntu Linux, Data stores & caching solutions, Apache administration; AWS Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certification a plus.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments a plus.

• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and as part of an Agile team.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail and an ability to prioritize tasks effectively under tight deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with team members and peers.

• Experience in leading project segments and mentoring junior engineers.

• Recognized as a go-to person for specific technologies and encouraged to learn new skills.

• B.S. or higher in Computer Science or related technical field (or equivalent work experience).

If you have a disability and you need any support during the application process, please contact [email protected] All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Pay Transparency & Benefits Package:

Sage Publishing is committed to being an inclusive employer where all individuals are treated with fairness and respect. Sage is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Compensation at Sage is influenced by several factors, including but not limited to skill set, nature and level of experience, qualifications, and other relevant considerations. Please note that the compensation details listed in U.S. role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include bonuses or benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and additional aspects of the compensation/benefits package for this position during the hiring process. If your desired salary falls outside of this range, we hope you'll still apply as there may be other positions that better align.

In addition to compensation, Sage offers a highly competitive and comprehensive PPO medical, dental, and vision care benefits package with SAGE covering most of the premium costs. Unique program benefits that support a healthy life, a company-sponsored anniversary trip every 5 years, a 401(k)-matching program of 100% up to 5% of pay, and other significant meaningful benefits. In alignment with our value for education, Sage offers financial support for bachelor's and graduate-level degree programs as well as learning for personal interest.

Sage offers freedom and autonomy in your day-to-day with hybrid or remote work, depending on the role. Join the nearly 2,000 Sage employees worldwide who deliver products and services that serve to fulfill our noble goal of education and dissemination of knowledge globally. We’d love to meet you!

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Sage Publishing is committed to being an inclusive employer where all individuals are treated with fairness and respect, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and partnership status, pregnancy and parental responsibilities, race, religion and belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We believe that diversity is a cornerstone of a vibrant culture. We want Sage to be an organization where the most talented staff and high-potential staff are recruited, have the opportunity to grow, and want to work. We strive to achieve a better representation of diverse talent at all levels, including leadership, across our workforce.