Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (PHP/React)

TL;DR

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (PHP/React): Extending and enhancing both backend services and frontend interfaces for a no-code sales platform with an accent on API design, database performance, and UI component development. Focus on incrementally modernizing legacy PHP/jQuery code to modern full-stack patterns and improving performance, reliability, and scalability across the stack.

Location: Remote - Latvia

Company

hirify.global is a leading no-code sales platform empowering over 65,000 businesses to boost revenue, drive conversions, and scale audiences through high-converting checkout experiences, affiliate campaigns, and a built-in learning management system.

What you will do

• Extend backend APIs, business logic, and database queries in PHP.
• Build and enhance UI components using React and modern JavaScript.
• Ship features end-to-end: from requirements to production deployment.
• Debug and fix issues in both legacy and modern code.
• Write automated tests for backend and frontend flows.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.

Requirements

• 5+ years shipping web apps in production.
• Strong PHP fundamentals: OOP, MVC, Laravel/Symfony or similar frameworks.
• Experience with full-stack development (PHP backend + React frontend).
• Comfortable navigating legacy PHP codebases and modernizing them.
• Experience with REST APIs, relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL), and caching systems (Redis, Memcached).
• Can write automated tests (PHPUnit, Jest, or similar).
• Understanding of frontend basics: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Familiarity with deployment pipelines, Git, and CI/CD.
• English: B2 required.
• Must be based in Latvia.

Nice to have

• Experience building SaaS or e-commerce platforms.
• Migrating legacy PHP apps to modern frameworks.
• Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks.
• Familiarity with microservices, modular architectures, or API-first designs.
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP).

Culture & Benefits

• Small, autonomous team (4–5 engineers) with real ownership of work.
• Direct collaboration with product and design.
• Thorough but constructive code reviews.
• Remote-first, async-friendly culture.
• Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
• User-focused problem solving and team collaboration.
• Growth mindset.

Hiring process

• Ship at least one meaningful full-stack improvement within 30 days.
• Independently own and ship medium-sized features within 60 days.
• Lead a refactor or performance/quality improvement initiative within 90 days.