100% Remote || Senior PHP Developer with NodeJS || Contract Position || USC, GC & EADs

Job Title: Senior PHP Developer with NodeJS
Location: Remote (USA)
Time Zone: EST
Experience: 8+ Years
Type: Contract
Work Authorization: USC, GC, GC-EAD, H4-EAD
Must Have:
  • Expert-level PHP (Laravel) experience (non-negotiable)
  • Strong backend experience with Node.js
  • Experience with Microservices
  • Experience refactoring or decomposing monolithic architectures
  • Experience with AWS

Responsibilities:
  • Develop a deep understanding of an existing PHP monolithic codebase and progressively extract modular services
  • Design and implement scalable, testable, and reusable backend services
  • Write clean, maintainable PHP and Node.js server-side code
  • Design and maintain robust RESTful and GraphQL APIs
  • Lead refactoring efforts to improve performance, readability, and long-term maintainability
  • Build, deploy, and operate services on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, and related services)
  • Write and maintain unit and integration tests
  • Review, validate, and improve code generated with AI tools—never blindly accept AI output
  • Identify technical risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement
  • Clearly communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and solutions in written and spoken English
  • Create short video walkthroughs or demos explaining architecture changes or completed work
  • Collaborate effectively in a remote, async-first cross-timezone team with flexible working hours
Skills/Requirements:
  • Expert-level PHP (Laravel) experience (non-negotiable)
  • Strong backend experience with Node.js
  • Proven experience working on enterprise-grade, production systems
  • Hands-on experience refactoring or decomposing monolithic architectures
  • Strong background in API design and backend architecture
  • Experience with AWS, especially Lambda and serverless patterns
  • Solid understanding of software design principles, patterns, and clean code practices
  • Experience writing testable code and maintaining automated test suites
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken)
  • Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills
  • Highly proactive and self-directed; able to unblock yourself without waiting for instructions
AI & Developer Tooling Expectations
  • You are expected to use AI as a productivity multiplier, not a replacement for engineering judgment.
  • Experience with AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor)
  • Using AI within IDEs such as VS Code or PhpStorm
  • Critically reviewing, testing, and refining AI-generated code
  • Understanding risks, edge cases, and limitations of AI-assisted development
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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

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