Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Contract
Job Description
Xcelirate is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join their team in a contract role. The company develops advanced platforms serving thousands of users and has maintained market dominance for over a decade. This remote position offers the opportunity to work on both backend and frontend development, with a focus on PHP and modern JavaScript frameworks. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of web development experience, with deep expertise in PHP and frontend technologies. The role demands someone who can work independently, manage their own time, and take ownership of projects from ideation to deployment. The position offers competitive compensation at €60/hour with a retention bonus scheme, flexible working arrangements, and access to global co-working spaces. The role involves building new features, improving existing ones, writing tests, and participating in technical discussions that shape the company's applications and infrastructure. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned developer who enjoys both maintaining legacy systems and building new features with modern technologies.
Responsibilities For Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Contract
- Manage your own time while adhering to priorities set by the company
- Build new features and improve existing ones across our platforms
- Refactor and enhance applications to keep them performant, scalable, and maintainable
- Write tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure software reliability
- Be involved in every phase of the software lifecycle, from ideation to deployment
- Participate in deep technical discussions and help shape our applications and infrastructure
- Get hands-on with all elements of the stack, from backend logic to frontend interactions
- Identify inefficiencies and help streamline workflows
- Take ownership of your work, ensuring high-quality results and maintainable solutions
Requirements For Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Contract
- 10+ years of PHP development, with expertise in at least one framework (Symfony, Zend preferred)
- 12+ years of web application development experience
- 6+ years working with frontend frameworks/libraries like Vue.js, React, Nuxt, or Next.js
- Deep understanding of scalable web architectures
- Strong communication skills
- Passion for automated testing and test-driven development (TDD)
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Strong expertise in PHP development, debugging, and algorithm/software design
- Knowledge of agile development tools, techniques, and principles
- Familiarity with Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure automation
- Experience deploying, managing, and scaling applications in cloud environments
- Strong grasp of web security
Benefits For Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Contract
- €60/hour + retention bonus scheme paid every 6 months
- Latest MacBook and branded merchandise provided
- Global Co-Working Access
- Flexible work location and hours
- Events and team gatherings throughout the year
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