Sr. Backend PHP Engineer (Hybrid)

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.Sr. Backend PHP EngineerAbout the JobAs part of a multinational team, we are looking for teammates who would be excited to work as a Backend Engineer in PHP to contribute to the continuous advancement and maintenance of our Billing and Payments platform which is responsible for processing 100 million transactions per year.Technical Skills BSc. or higher degree in relevant science, technology, engineering, or math field is a must8+ years of software development experienceProven backend development experienceAbility to provide innovative solutions for complex problems with loosely defined requirementsExperience working in teams of around 10+ people, and leading large-scale, complex projectsExcellent knowledge of PHP, including the weak and strong points of this languageRich experience in relational databases and SQL, preferably MySQLUnderstanding of how to optimize and fine-tune backend applications that use external data sources and dependenciesBasic understanding of hardware and network capacity planningGood understanding of distributed systems and database infrastructure, including caching, sharding, replication and reliabilityKnowledge of *nix console environment Personal SkillsThe best candidates for this position will need to have strong harmony and a culture fit within Orion Innovation.They will need to be comfortable working in challenging and dynamic environment.Additional personal qualities are: Team-playerSelf-motivatedVery strong written and verbal communication skillsFluent in spoken EnglishFlexible to work per changing prioritiesOrion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Candidate Privacy PolicyOrion Systems Integrators, LLC and its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively, “Orion,” “we” or “us”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This (“Notice”) explains: What information we collect during our application and recruitment process and why we collect it;How we handle that information; andHow to access and update that information. Your use of Orion services is governed by any applicable terms in this notice and our general .