Leading PHP Developer

Present Connection is a software development company with offices in the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Spain. We support long-term projects across Europe, combining deep technical expertise with a collaborative, friendly, and professional culture.

Our biggest strength is our team – talented people who thrive in an open environment built on trust, support, and shared values. We believe great things happen when company goals align with personal growth, and we’re proud of the strong work-life balance and positive atmosphere we’ve created.

The Opportunity

Our client is one of the leading telecom service providers in the Netherlands, operating a high-volume platform built around order flows and customer self-service, with a strong focus on clean architecture and domain-driven design.

We are looking for an experienced and driven Leading PHP Developer who will take ownership of this project – leading an established team in Kaunas and collaborating directly with the client. At the same time, this role goes beyond a single project: you will drive PHP standards and best practices across Present Connection and may take on a coordinating role in other PHP projects as the company grows.

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical depth with clear communication, analytical thinking and a genuine ownership mindset.

What We Expect

• 5+ years of PHP development experience, including work on mid-to-large scale projects with multiple teams
• Solid hands-on PHP and Laravel experience across multiple versions
• Familiarity with Vue.js or Nuxt.js
• Good knowledge of relational databases – MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Git, GitHub PR workflow and CI/CD practices
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and application lifecycle management – migrations, deploys, rollbacks
• Experience with unit and integration testing, including Test-Driven Development
• Proven ability to lead or mentor a development team
• Strong analytical thinking – able to break down complex problems and make sound technical decisions
• Excellent communication skills – comfortable working directly with clients and aligning cross-location teams
• Ownership mindset – you take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants as part of daily workflow

Would be a plus

• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar)
• Experience driving technical standards or architectural decisions at company level
• Knowledge of Kubernetes or AWS

What We Offer

• Gain knowledge in a company with more than ten years of experience in IT sector working with high – performing development teams
• You decide work model – hybrid work and flexible work hours
• Yearly training budget – get access to world’s largest education site and attend internal trainings, workshops
• Most flexible health insurance policy with compensation for sports activities, recreation, etc.
• Regular performance reviews and transparent remuneration system
• Performance evaluation system with clear skill evaluation
• Referral program
• Mentoring program for your knowledge expansion and experience
• Events with guest speakers and meetups for learning and know-how sharing
• Quarterly team building events
• Community that inspires – participate in our sports challenges – running, walking, cycling, table tennis
• Regular events and parties
• Gifts on birthdays, weddings or childbirth occasions
• Office with great location and free parking, Friday lunches, healthy snacks and celebrations

The gross salary in this position is 4500-5500 EUR/month. Keep in mind that we are open to discussing a different salary based on your skills and competencies.