Software Engineer II

Compensation

$105,000 - $125,000 per year. Eligible for a Short-Term Incentive Plan with target at 7.5% of annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.

The Software Engineer II supports Ambry’s mission‑critical applications—Ambry Port, Ambry Director, Launch, and Sample Kits—which continue to power daily production workflows. This role is responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and stabilizing these PHP/Symfony systems while modernization efforts progress. The position also plays a key part in delivering feature updates that bridge the gap between legacy and new Spring Boot services as the platform transitions to a hybrid architecture.

This role ensures continuity, reliability, and quality across systems used heavily by internal and external stakeholders.

• Maintain and enhance PHP/Symfony applications across Ambry Port, Ambry Director, Launch, and Sample Kits
• Implement bug fixes, performance improvements, and security‑related updates in legacy systems
• Build new features required during the modernization transition to support business needs
• Collaborate with backend modernization teams to ensure smooth integration between PHP and Spring Boot services
• Support intermediate modernization steps, including API consumption and data contract changes
• Maintain and improve Doctrine ORM entities, repositories, and data access patterns across legacy Symfony applications
• Diagnose and resolve database performance issues, optimize queries, and support schema updates needed for new features
• Participate in production support rotations and troubleshoot application issues
• Improve unit test coverage and code quality across legacy modules
• Assist with refactoring efforts to improve maintainability and reduce technical debt
• Work closely with QA, Dev Ops, and product teams to support releases and deployments
• Document changes, workflows, and technical details for long‑term maintainability
• Other duties as assigned

• 3+ years of experience working with PHP and Symfony frameworks
• Strong understanding of MVC design patterns and backend development best practices
• Experience supporting production systems with high operational impact
• Ability to consume REST APIs and integrate PHP systems with backend services
• Hands‑on experience with MySQL and Doctrine ORM in Symfony, including entity modeling and query optimization
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts, indexing strategies, and performance tuning in high‑traffic systems
• Good debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced environments with evolving architecture

• Experience with Symfony 3.x / 4.x migrations or similar legacy frameworks
• Familiarity with AWS, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of healthcare or LIMS‑type workflows
• Experience working alongside Java/Spring Boot services

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology