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We connect experienced professionals with long-term, full-time remote roles where engineering excellence truly matters.\nOur mission is to remove geographic barriers and match top talent with global teams building high-impact, mission-critical products. We partner with companies that value precision, ownership, and long-term growth, empowering our people to thrive both professionally and personally.\nJoin one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to work in a truly remote-first environment.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nImportant: Laravel-only experience is not qualifying; proven Symfony experience is mandatory!!!\n\nWe’re hiring a Senior PHP & Symfony Software Engineer to work on mission-critical backend systems where code quality, reliability, and accountability are non-negotiable. 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