Software Developer (Laravel/Symfony | Senior-Level Experience)

About this role

Location: London, Ontario (Hybrid)

EventConnect is a sports-tourism technology company that connects event organizers, teams, hotels, and destinations on one platform. We streamline registration, scheduling, housing, and payments to drive room nights and deliver a smoother travel experience. Headquartered in London, ON, we support tournaments across North America with dependable, customer-focused software.

What you’ll do

• Lead backend projects from concept to production, including architecture design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Build and own core product features across our PHP stack.
• Design scalable and maintainable APIs and services, optimizing for performance and reliability.
• Drive technical decision-making for backend architecture, frameworks, and database strategies.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, providing code reviews, coaching, and fostering best practices.
• Collaborate closely with product, UX, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure code quality and reliability through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring practices.
• Proactively identify and solve technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability issues.
• Research and implement new tools or technologies to improve the backend stack and development workflows.

Must-have qualifications

• 8+ years working with PHP.
• 5+ years working with Laravel (preferred) or Symfony at comparable depth.
• 8+ years working with SQL/RDBMS, including complex schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Proven track record of leading projects from concept to production, including scoping, architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior developers, providing code reviews, and fostering best practices.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, clean architecture, and maintainable code.
• Experience with scalable backend systems, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing (queues, cron jobs, workers).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with automated testing and code quality tools.
• Experience with collaborating with cross-functional teams and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with API-first development and integration with third-party services.
• Working conditions & perks
• Standard hours: Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., with flex time.
• Hybrid: 3 days in office post-onboarding (up to 2 remote days/week).
• Competitive base salary, and benefits.
• Equal Opportunity

EventConnect welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. If a candidate is selected for an interview, please inform EventConnect of any required accommodations. If an applicant or successful candidate requests accommodation, adjustments will be made to support their specific needs.

• This job posting is for an existing vacant position.