Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

Location: USA indicated in the company certification and compensation benefits information; specific work arrangement is not stated.

Company

Harbor Compliance operates a technology platform that helps businesses and nonprofits manage licensing, tax registration, and legal entity compliance requirements.

What you will do

• Architect and implement complex full-stack product features using PHP and Vue.js.
• Modernize legacy monolithic components by rewriting and decoupling them into scalable architectural patterns.
• Adopt AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code to improve development workflows.
• Maintain code quality, security, reliability, testing standards, and technical delivery predictability.
• Diagnose complex system behavior, optimize platform performance, and contribute to high availability.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and lead technical knowledge-sharing sessions.

Requirements

• Extensive software engineering and architecture experience with deep expertise in PHP, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and modern frameworks.
• Strong frontend engineering experience with Vue.js, Angular, or React.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, reusable service patterns, and integration standards.
• Advanced MySQL, SQL optimization, data governance, DevOps, CI/CD, unit testing, and integration testing experience.
• Mastery of AI-enhanced development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, or CodeWhisperer.
• Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical change, defining cloud architecture standards, and independently delivering high-priority initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off and parental leave.
• Health benefits, fertility and adoption assistance, and educational reimbursement.
• 401(k) benefits may be included in the compensation package.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.

Hiring process

• Applications may include third-party automated tools and skills assessments.
• Final employment decisions are made by the Talent Success team with human oversight.
• Applicants may request reasonable accommodations or opt out of automated assessment steps where local law allows.