Senior/Lead PHP Engineer
Core
Perform comprehensive technical assessment and reverse engineering of existing PHP-based legacy systems to define architecture, identify risks, and shape modernization roadmaps.
Role type
Senior/Lead PHP Engineer (Discovery & Assessment)
Builds
Technical assessments, architecture diagrams, and modernization recommendations for enterprise PHP applications
Domain
Enterprise software, legacy system modernization, backend architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
PHP development, legacy code analysis, reverse engineering, relational database design, SQL optimization, distributed systems, microservices, system architecture, technical documentation
Preferred skills
ERP systems, cloud platforms, containerization, software modernization strategies
Technologies
PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL, microservices, cloud platforms, containers
Responsibilities
Analyze and assess existing PHP application architecture, investigate business logic and integrations, reverse engineer legacy code, evaluate scalability and technical debt, review database structures and performance, collaborate with stakeholders to gather technical information, produce technical documentation and architecture diagrams, identify technical risks and provide modernization recommendations, support roadmap definition
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership in discovery