Posted 8 months ago
Software Developer (Laravel/Symfony | Senior-Level Experience)
@ EventConnect
London, Ontario
Overview
EventConnect is hiring a senior Laravel/Symfony backend developer in London, Ontario, on a hybrid basis with three office days a week after onboarding. The role leads backend projects from concept to production, owns PHP features and APIs, and mentors junior and mid-level developers. The posting states standard hours of Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with flex time, and a competitive base salary with benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Lead backend projects from concept to production
- Build and own core PHP product features
- Design scalable APIs and services
- Mentor junior and mid-level developers
- Ensure code quality through testing and CI/CD
Requirements summary:
- 8+ years of PHP experience
- 5+ years with Laravel or Symfony
- 8+ years with SQL/RDBMS
- Experience leading projects to production
- Experience mentoring developers
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-03-17
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
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EventConnect
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- People associated on LinkedIn
- 97
- Other recorded names
- EventConnect
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Events Services |
| Headquarters | London, Ontario |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
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Location: London, Ontario (Hybrid)
EventConnect is a sports-tourism technology company that connects event organizers, teams, hotels, and destinations on one platform. We streamline registration, scheduling, housing, and payments to drive room nights and deliver a smoother travel experience. Headquartered in London, ON, we support tournaments across North America with dependable, customer-focused software.
What you’ll do
- Lead backend projects from concept to production, including architecture design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Build and own core product features across our PHP stack.
- Design scalable and maintainable APIs and services, optimizing for performance and reliability.
- Drive technical decision-making for backend architecture, frameworks, and database strategies.
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, providing code reviews, coaching, and fostering best practices.
- Collaborate closely with product, UX, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Ensure code quality and reliability through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring practices.
- Proactively identify and solve technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability issues.
- Research and implement new tools or technologies to improve the backend stack and development workflows.
Must-have qualifications
- 8+ years working with PHP.
- 5+ years working with Laravel (preferred) or Symfony at comparable depth.
- 8+ years working with SQL/RDBMS, including complex schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
- Proven track record of leading projects from concept to production, including scoping, architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Experience mentoring and guiding junior developers, providing code reviews, and fostering best practices.
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, clean architecture, and maintainable code.
- Experience with scalable backend systems, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing (queues, cron jobs, workers).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with automated testing and code quality tools.
- Experience with collaborating with cross-functional teams and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
- Experience with API-first development and integration with third-party services.
Working conditions & perks
- Standard hours: Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., with flex time.
- Hybrid: 3 days in office post-onboarding (up to 2 remote days/week).
- Competitive base salary, and benefits.
Equal Opportunity
EventConnect welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. If a candidate is selected for an interview, please inform EventConnect of any required accommodations. If an applicant or successful candidate requests accommodation, adjustments will be made to support their specific needs.
This job posting is for an existing vacant position.
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