The posting
Senior PHP Developer (PHP 8.x Migration) – Immediate Hiring | Onsite | Jordan
Location: Jordan (Onsite)
Employment Type: Permanent
Industry: Technology / Software Development
Immediate hiring need — interviews are already underway. Apply now to be shortlisted.
About the Opportunity
Our client, a fast-growing technology organization in the Middle East, is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to lead a high-impact system upgrade project.
This role focuses on migrating mission-critical applications from PHP 7.3 to PHP 8.3+, ensuring performance optimization, security compliance, and long-term scalability.
If you have deep experience upgrading legacy PHP systems and thrive in structured, high-responsibility environments — this is a strong career move.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead migration of applications from PHP 7.3.33 to PHP 8.3+
- Analyze legacy code to identify deprecated features and compatibility gaps
- Refactor and optimize codebase to align with PHP 8.x standards
- Upgrade frameworks, libraries, and dependencies for full compatibility
- Improve error handling, typing, and performance under PHP 8.x
- Collaborate with QA and development teams to validate system stability
- Ensure security, performance, and reliability post-migration
- Document technical changes, resolutions, and architectural decisions
Requirements
- 5–7+ years of professional PHP development experience
- Strong hands-on experience with PHP 7.x and PHP 8.3+
- Proven track record migrating applications between major PHP versions
- Solid understanding of: OOP principles MVC architecture Design patterns (Singleton, Factory, Repository, Dependency Injection) Algorithms and data structures
- Deep knowledge of: PHP 8.x breaking changes & deprecated features Error handling and performance optimization
- Strong SQL database experience (MSSQL preferred)
- Experience with REST APIs, JSON integrations
- Proficiency with Git
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, production-grade code
Whats in It for You
- Compensation: 1,500 – 2,100 JOD/month (based on experience)
- Work on a critical enterprise-level modernization initiative
- High visibility role with strong impact on system architecture
- Opportunity to deepen expertise in PHP 8.x enterprise migration
- Stable, permanent position within a structured tech environment
- Immediate start — fast interview process
Call to Action
This role is urgent and the client is actively shortlisting candidates.
If you have hands-on PHP migration experience and are ready for your next challenge — apply today or reply YES to receive full details.



