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Senior PHP Developer - Architecture
@ Tech Talent International
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Tech Talent International, on behalf of its client, is hiring a Senior PHP Developer - Architecture for a permanent, full-time remote role based in Toronto, Canada. The work covers PHP development and system architecture for a live member-driven application, including microservices, cloud infrastructure and performance optimization. The posting states a salary of $85,000 to $90,000 per year plus vacation, benefits and sick days.
Pay:
$85,000–$90,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable system architecture and microservices
- Develop and maintain PHP web applications
- Design and integrate RESTful APIs and data flows
- Optimize database performance and cloud infrastructure
- Mentor junior developers on code quality and design
Requirements summary:
- 7+ years PHP experience, with Laravel or Symfony
- 4+ years MySQL experience
- 3+ years object-oriented programming
- Experience with RESTful APIs in a microservice architecture
- AWS or similar cloud platform experience
- Ability to work with all end client groups
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- 2026-10-11
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- 2026-10-19
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 7+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Work setting | Home, Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off |
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Tech Talent International
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Tech Talent International (TTI) is a recruitment firm from Toronto Canada. We work with clients from F1000 to startups.
Full company description
Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.
- LinkedIn followers
- 1,738
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1
- Reported office locations
- 1661 Morris Avenue, Ennismore, ON K0L1T0, CA
- Other recorded names
- Tech Talent International
- Specialties
- recruitment
- contract staffing
- permanent staffing
- RPO
- background checks
- pre-employment screening
- staffing
- technical recruitment
- telecom recruitment
- ICT recruitment
- and recruitment process outsourcing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Ennismore, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2022 |
| Specialties | recruitmentcontract staffingpermanent staffingRPObackground checkspre-employment screeningstaffingtechnical recruitmenttelecom recruitmentICT recruitment |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 180 |
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Software International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US.
We are currently looking for a Senior PHP Developer - Architecture for our web development and new media marketing client that primarily supports North American clients on various website design, payment, maintenance and backend infrastructure services. Our client works with a variety of end clients spanning B2B, eCommerce, Online Dating, Online Adult Content and Online Gaming. Interested candidates must be confortable working with all end client groups.
Role(s) Required: Senior Developer - PHP Architecture
Location: Remote , Toronto, Canada
Employment Type: Permanent, Fulltime
Required Start Date: ASAP
Total Hours Approved Per Role: 40h/week
Rate/Salary: $85,000 - $90,000/year) CDN + vacation + benefits + sick days
End Client Location: US/Canada/Europe
Our client is seeking a talented Senior PHP Developer - Architecture with a strong focus on system architecture. Their core product is a member-driven application that interacts internally with a multitude of systems and processes, as well as externally with affiliate applications and reporting frameworks.
Were looking for candidates who are eager to work on a live application with real users, and who want to contribute to both the technical and business requirements. Ideal candidates will be proactive in innovating solutions for technical challenges and driving the evolution of our
platform.
The Ideal Candidate Will:
Have strong knowledge of the PHP language and have experience with frameworks like Laravel, Symfony, or similar.
Experience implementing and using RESTful APIs in a microservice architecture.
Have usable understanding of front-end technologies.
Understand the concepts of object-oriented programming.
Have familiarity with optimizing interactions with backend storage, such as MySQL.
Have experience developing in a largely distributed environment.
Be eager to make an impact on the organization.
Architecture Experience and Work for this Role:
In addition to PHP development and backend responsibilities, the Senior Developer will also contribute significantly to the system architecture and design.
This includes:
System Design & Architecture: You will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of the overall system architecture. This includes designing scalable, efficient, and maintainable systems that can handle a large number of users and complex workflows. You will work on designing microservices, API integrations, and data flows to ensure optimal system performance.
Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment: Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms is critical. You'll play a key role in architecting cloud-based services, setting up scalable databases, configuring load balancing, optimizing server costs, and ensuring smooth application deployment and scaling.
High-Availability and Reliability: You'll design systems to ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and redundancy. This includes working with distributed architectures, load balancing, and managing distributed databases to ensure the application can handle traffic spikes and recover from failures seamlessly.
Performance Optimization: As part of your architectural role, you will actively engage in performance analysis, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing system performance. You'll be responsible for tuning database queries, refactoring code for scalability, and implementing caching solutions.
API Design & Integration: You will provide input on the design of RESTful APIs to integrate with external systems and services. This includes ensuring API performance, security, and flexibility, as well as adhering to best practices in API versioning, documentation, and testing.
Data Architecture & Modeling: You will contribute to decisions about database structure, data storage, and schema design. This includes optimizing complex queries, implementing indexing strategies, and managing data across relational databases and NoSQL systems.
Security Architecture: You will ensure that security considerations are embedded throughout the system design and development. This includes implementing encryption strategies, securing APIs, handling sensitive data securely, and ensuring compliance with security best practices.
Collaboration and Mentorship: As a senior team member, you will collaborate closely with other developers, project managers, and business teams to refine requirements, establish priorities, and ensure alignment between technical goals and business objectives. Additionally, you will mentor junior developers on best practices, code quality, and design patterns.
Key Architectural Responsibilities:
Architect scalable, modular, and reusable components and services
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure effective integration across platforms and systems. Make strategic decisions regarding the adoption of new technologies or frameworks Provide architectural leadership and guidance to ensure the application can evolve and scale with future business growth Maintain a focus on code quality, performance, and maintainability through continuous refactoring and technical debt management.
Responsibilities:
Develop, debug, and maintain website applications using our in-house methodologies and process flows.
Solve complex and basic technology issues as they arise.
Communicate issues and status updates in a timely manner to Team Leads regarding system development activities.
Provide architectural input for modifications to existing systems and assist in creating new systems from the ground up.
Collaborate closely with project managers and senior staff to ensure business objectives are met.
Other duties as may be assigned by management.
Expert Level Skills Required In:
PHP (7+ years)
MySQL (4+ years)
OOP Concepts (3+ years)
JSON
Remote Processing
Intermediate Level Skills Required In:
Linux-based systems administration
Knowledge of open-source solutions like AWS
Proficient understanding when committing code to Git, Branching, and Merging code
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Payment Gateway Integration
Additional Skills Preferred:
Large volume email dispatching
React
Javascript
HTML5
CSS3
RabbitMQ
Elasticsearch
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