Senior Development Engineer
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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary: 100000
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Job Title: Senior Development Engineer
Location: Remote or Austin, TX
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Engineering Director
About Us
nAt Performive, we empower growing businesses with managed cloud and IT solutions tailored to their evolving needs. With a strong focus on service excellence, we operate at the intersection of infrastructure, security, and automation to deliver high-impact and scalable results for our customers. As we expand and modernize our internal platforms, were seeking a Senior Development Engineer to help lead the next of our application ecosystem.
nnPosition Overview
nWe are seeking a seasoned Senior Developer with deep experience in modern PHP-based development to join our Engineering team. This individual will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable and modular systems across our internal platforms and customer-facing applications. A solid understanding of secure, sustainable development practices in a fast-paced environment.
nnKey Responsibilities
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- Design, develop, and maintain scalable PHP applications using frameworks such as CakePHP and Laravel n
- Build and consume RESTful APIs to integrate with internal and third-party systems n
- Customer portal development experience and integration. n
- Contribute to the modernization of legacy systems and help shape a modular, scalable codebase n
- Leverage Docker for development, testing, and deployment in a containerized environment n
- Optimize MySQL queries and database architecture for performance and maintainability n
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, infrastructure, and support n
- Apply secure coding practices and conduct peer code reviews n
- Process workflow automations
- Write comprehensive unit and integration tests n
- Document system architecture and contribute to development standards and best practices n
Required Qualifications
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- 5+ years of professional PHP development experience n
- Strong expertise with Laravel and/or CakePHP frameworks n
- Proficiency in MySQL, including schema design and query optimization n
- Demonstrated experience building and consuming REST APIs n
- Practical Docker experience in a development or DevOps environment n
- Familiarity with WHMCS or similar billing/automation systems is a strong plus n
- Solid understanding of software architecture principles and modular design n
- Comfortable working in Git-based version control environments n
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing automation, and development best practices n
- RabbitMQ and Redis configuration and administration n
Nice to Have
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- Experience integrating third-party APIs and services (e.g., ConnectWise, WHMCS, Zabbix, Observium, LibreNMS) n
- Familiarity with container orchestration tools (e.g., Docker) n
- Knowledge of security best practices in web application development n
- Background working with Agile methodologies n
- Previous experience working in a Managed Service Provider (MSP) or SaaS environment n
What We Offer
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- Competitive salary and benefits n
- Flexible remote-first work culture n
- Collaborative, high-performance engineering team n
- Opportunities to work on modernizing core platforms and shaping development strategy n
- A growing company environment with room for innovation and career advancement n
Why Join Us?
nAt Performive, you wont be siloed or limited to repetitive tasks. You'll work in a fast-moving environment where your technical depth, customer , and leadership directly impact client success. Join a collaborative team of engineers who believe in ownership, innovation, and excellence.
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