Sr PHP Software Engineer

The Role

As a Senior PHP Engineer at Plexus you will play a critical role in supporting our Adobe Commerce platform by guiding internal development teams in adopting and delivering within the PHP ecosystem. This role provides the seniorlevel expertise mentorship and technical leadership needed to establish best practices ensure highquality delivery and help our teams build confidence and capability in working with Adobe Commerce.

Employee Value Proposition

At Plexus were not just developing softwarewere leveraging cuttingedge technology across the organization to fuel transformation. As a Senior PHP Engineer you will be a pivotal member of our development team influencing the direction of our technology stack and driving measurable business improvements.

Key Performance Objectives

Establish PHP Development Standards (First 60 Days)

• Collaborate with engineering leadership to define document and promote PHP coding standards and best practices across all development teams working with Adobe Commerce.
• Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing Adobe Commerce implementation to identify technical debt architectural risks and opportunities for optimization or modularization.
• Begin mentoring internal engineers through code reviews pair programming and working sessions to accelerate comfort and capability with PHP and the Adobe Commerce platform.

Deliver Key Commerce System FrontEnd Enhancements (First 90 Days)

• Partner with Digital Product and Architecture teams to evaluate Phase 2 Adobe Commerce features provide technical feasibility input and assist in shaping welldefined actionable backlogs for upcoming sprints.
• Assess current practices and evaluate options for local development code branching deployments and CI/CD processes specific to Adobe Commerce and recommend scalable workflows that align with existing engineering standards.
• Work with the Development Manager to assess the teams current proficiency in PHP and Adobe Commerce and collaboratively develop a targeted mentorship and knowledgesharing plan to support skill growth and platform adoption.

Transition Ownership from Vendor to InHouse Team (First 120 Days)

• Contribute directly to the development and successful delivery of key Adobe Commerce features ensuring code quality maintainability and alignment with business goals.
• Reinforce adoption of PHP coding standards and Adobe Commerce best practices through ongoing code reviews documentation and pairing sessions ensuring consistency and quality across engineering teams.
• Work closely with architecture DevOps and QA teams to identify and address technical constraints or performance bottlenecks in Adobe Commerce helping to ensure the platform can scale with future business needs (with a focus on international expansion).

Essential Functions

Architecture & Development

• Provide handson technical contributions to the Adobe Commerce platform ensuring scalable maintainable and highquality PHP code that aligns with business needs and platform standards.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to the existing Adobe Commerce architecture identifying technical debt performance issues and opportunities for modularization and future scalability.

Technical Leadership

Collaborate with engineering leadership to define document and drive adoption of PHP development standards and workflows tailored to Adobe Commerce.
Guide internal teams on technical best practices implementation patterns and platform capabilities to accelerate selfsufficiency and reduce reliance on vendors.

Collaboration & Enablement

• Work closely with Product QA DevOps and Architecture to shape the technical feasibility of Phase 2 features and assist in backlog development.
• Contribute to crossfunctional planning working sessions and design efforts to ensure the Adobe Commerce platform integrates seamlessly with internal processes and systems.

Mentorship & Team Uplift

• Partner with the Development Manager to assess skill gaps and implement a mentorship plan that supports PHP and Adobe Commerce upskilling across engineering teams.
• Lead by example through pair programming code reviews and working sessions to reinforce best practices and accelerate learning.

Security & Documentation

• Promote secure coding practices and identify potential risks within the Adobe Commerce implementation.
• Develop and maintain clear accessible documentation for coding standards workflows and platform
  

PerformanceBased Qualifications

Educational Foundation
Holds a bachelors degree in computer science engineering or equivalent demonstrating the technical foundation necessary to architect and scale enterprisegrade systems.

PHP Expertise & Framework Proficiency
Brings 8 years of handson PHP development experience with a proven ability to deliver productionready solutions using advanced features in Laravel Symfony or Zendresulting in reduced tech debt and increased development velocity.

Scalable Systems Delivery
Has a track record of shipping scalable maintainable and testable applications evidenced by high system uptime low regression rates and positive enduser feedback.

Internal Capability Building
Demonstrates success in replacing thirdparty vendor solutions by enabling internal teams to own critical codebases reducing outsourcing costs and accelerating feature delivery.

Frontend Collaboration & Integration
Effectively collaborates with frontend teams leveraging knowledge of frameworks such as React or Angular to ensure seamless backendtofrontend integration and exceptional user experience.

CrossFunctional Communication
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders facilitating alignment and informed decisionmaking.

Adaptability & Availability
Demonstrates commitment to business continuity by supporting critical deployments and troubleshooting efforts during evenings weekends or holidays when required.

About Plexus

Founded in gut health. Experts in microbiome. Plexus Worldwide headquartered in Scottsdale Arizona is a renowned directselling company recognized as a top employer. Over the past 16 years Plexus has dedicated itself to promoting hope health and happiness through its scientifically backed innovative dietary supplements weight management and personal care products sold primarily through Plexus Brand Ambassadors. As a sixtime Best Places to Work awardee Plexus prides itself on its robust organizational culture and commitment to community support and philanthropy. Our team is driven by a shared mission to empower individuals to achieve their health and wellness goals while offering through the sale of products. Join us to be part of a team that values people innovation wellness and community impact.

Our Core Values

We contribute to the overall growth and success of Plexus by embracing the Plexus core values:

• We are One Plexus.
• We are accountable.
• We get the job done right.
• We empower others.

Benefits

• Highly rated and competitive medical plans.
• 401k with company match and immediate vesting.
• 1on1 personalized health coaching.
• Many other voluntary benefits.

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