Description:
FullStack is the most transparent IT talent network, connecting highly skilled individuals with top global companies and Silicon Valley startups for remote, on-demand projects. We focus on building a trusted, high-performance network where talent can thrive in a positive, respectful, and supportive environment. By prioritizing transparency, fair opportunities, and professional growth, we empower our engineers to deliver their best work while collaborating with innovative teams worldwide.
We’re Most Proud Of
- Offering life-changing opportunities for talented software professionals across the Americas.
- Enhancing highly-skilled software development teams of hundreds of the world’s greatest companies.
- Our 4.2-star rating on GlassDoor.
- Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.
The Opportunity
Join our talent network and connect with U.S. clients for flexible, project-based development work as a PHP Software Engineer.
- You will integrate directly into our client's team and work alongside their existing designers and engineers on a daily basis.
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Advanced English is required.
- Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
- Strong backend experience with PHP and frameworks such as CakePHP.
- Experience working in the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).
- Frontend development experience using JavaScript, including jQuery and React.
- Experience building or supporting backend services with Node.js.
- Strong working knowledge of MySQL, including schema design and query optimization.
- Experience deploying and maintaining applications in AWS (EC2, RDS, S3 or similar).
- Experience maintaining and improving legacy systems while supporting production stability.
- Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews).
- Experience with Jira and Bitbucket.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote, distributed team environment.
- Experience modernizing legacy PHP applications or refactoring monolithic systems.
- Experience building REST APIs and integrating third-party services.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, or Docker.
- Experience improving application or database performance.
- Comfortable working across multiple codebases and technology stacks.
- Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
- Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
- Forensic attention to detail.
- A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
- Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
- Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
- Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon.
- Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients, and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.
- Ability to consistently work 40 hours per week.
Nice To Have
We’re Seeking Engineers Who Are AI-enthusiastic In Their Workflow. Professional Experience Or Personal Project Work With The Following Is a Significant Plus
- Cursor, Windsurf, or Google Antigravity.
- Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Copilot CLI.
What We Offer
- Competitive pay.
- 100% remote work.
- The ability to work with leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
- Continuing education opportunities.
- Opportunity to grow and expand your career.
