Senior PHP Engineer

This is us At Avenga, we believe that human creativity empowers technology that matters. Operating globally, our 6000+ specialists provide a full spectrum of services, including business and tech advisory, enterprise solutions, CX, UX and Ul design, managed services, product development, and software development. This is the job In Prague within the Banking industry, we are looking for a local senior PHP developer (Laravel) with strong experience working on large, long-lived systems where stability and careful change management are the key. On this project, You will be participating on a mature monolithic application with its own architecture, deep integration with an Oracle database, and multiple connected systems. Are you fluent czech/slovak speaker with proven experience in PHP development and with large scale legacy apps? Don’t hesitate to contact us with your CV. This is you 3-5 years of PHP experience, ideally within large-scale or legacy systems in banking/finance industry environmentStrong experience with Laravel framework and knowledge of Oracle databaseOrientation in foreign code (monolith) and familiarity with the PHP ecosystem (Composer)Basic front-end understanding (jQuery, vanilla JavaScript) and knowledge of Latte templatesComfortable navigating and modifying existing codebasesSolid understanding of relational databases (transactions, joins, indexing, performance)Experience with system integrations (REST, messaging - Kafka, ActiveMQ)Ability to assess change impact and resolve production issues in critical systemsExperience with testing (PHPUnit/PEST) and static analysis (PHPStan)Fluent Czech or Slovak for local collaborationIntermediate English for communication with team and documentation Nice to have: Knowledge of containerization (docker), Jenkins CI/CD and Kubernetes (k8s)Authentication via LDAP and JWT tokens This is your role Working on a large, existing system built on PHP 8+ and Laravel FrameworkFocus on understanding the current solution, making targeted changes, and evaluating their impactEnsuring stability and reliability of a business-critical systemTroubleshooting production issuesGradual evolution and improvement of a long-running systemWorking with complex database logic and integrationsClose cooperation with the team across backend and frontendMaintaining quality through testing, reviews, and engineering standardsAgile collaboration with emphasis on stability and thoughtful delivery What awaits you at Avenga? Pleasant working environment and stable background in one of the largest software development companiesSpace to work independently and creatively with the possibility to implement your own ideas and opportunities to learn new things and approachesYou have the opportunity to influence your direction in the companyHigh quality hardware and software, access to the latest technologies and specific projectsOpportunities to improve your language skills, we are a major global playerAt Avenga, you'll get quality support in your development thanks to a wide range of internal and external training courses, so you can push the boundaries of your competencesWe offer you benefits such as life insurance and pension contribution, EN/DE/ES lessons, MultiSport card, sick days, meal allowance, lots of company events, offices in Prague Palmovka with quality amenities for lovers of sport, food and coffee, hybrid remote work after mutual agreement, and more At Avenga, everyone matters. We provide equal opportunities in recruitment, career development, and leadership, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. We are committed to fostering a work environment where our diverse community of employees, candidates, and business partners actively shapes our growth. By bringing together people from different backgrounds and experiences, we build a workplace where everyone feels free to be themselves while honoring the boundaries of others.