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Staff Engineer
Location
Canada
Posted
132 days ago
Salary
$146K - $206K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Engineer
VS Media
• Help push the company forward by writing and maintaining efficient, scalable code while contributing across all layers of our platform • Perform technical analysis, product and website feature development, bug resolution, knowledge sharing, and contribute to documentation • Part of business-hours support workflows and assist operations teams with the implementation, testing, and deployment of solutions
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of professional development experience (PHP preferred, but strong full-stack engineers with other backend experience are encouraged to apply)
- Demonstrated experience designing and building complex systems from the ground up
- Senior-level full-stack development experience with a demonstrated ability to work on complex, production-grade systems
- Proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Svelte), HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript
- PHP is the primary backend language for this role; additional backend experience is a plus but does not substitute for PHP proficiency
- Experience working across multiple PHP versions, including maintaining and improving legacy codebases while developing in modern PHP
- Experience with lightweight, middleware-driven PHP backends (PSR-7/PSR-15) or similar framework patterns
- Strong understanding of relational databases (MySQL), including query optimization and schema design
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and third-party integrations
- Solid grasp of software architecture principles, including MVC, SOLID, common design patterns, and scalability considerations
- Proficiency with version control systems (Git, SVN) and collaborative development workflows
- Moderate experience with Unix systems and the command line
- Experience with automated testing practices, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Experience working within CI/CD pipelines
- Exceptional analytical and debugging skills with a strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and execute with minimal supervision across varying levels of scope and complexity
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Exceptional judgment and discretion, particularly when working on sensitive systems or high-visibility projects.
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