PHP Backend Engineer for AI Content Review Remote

What You'll Do6

• Review AI-generated php code and backend designs for correctness, security, and maintainability.
• Develop high-quality reference implementations and step-by-step reasoning to demonstrate best practices in api design.
• Create training prompts and reference answers covering php backend topics and patterns.
• Assess AI responses for accuracy, clarity, and alignment with prompts; provide actionable feedback.
• Identify issues in architecture, data modeling, API usage, caching, and database interactions; propose concrete improvements.
• Document findings and best practices for model training teams.

Requirements11

• bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 4+ years of production backend PHP experience
• expert-level PHP 7.4/8.x+ with OOP, strict typing, namespaces, Composer, and common design patterns
• strong backend fundamentals including HTTP, REST, authentication/authorization, sessions, caching, queues, and API design
• deep experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL including schema design, indexing, query optimization, and transactions
• experience with Laravel or Symfony and knowledge of dependency injection, middleware, and ORM tradeoffs
• security-minded with hands-on secure coding practices (OWASP Top 10, input validation, SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, secrets handling)
• comfortable with version control, CI/CD workflows, and automated testing (PHPUnit, integration tests, mocks)
• bonus: experience with AI data training or evaluating AI-generated content
• minimum C1 English proficiency for technical writing and collaboration
• highly detail-oriented and methodical approach to debugging PHP backend systems

Who Should Apply

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of hands-on PHP backend work and a track record delivering scalable services. They demonstrate solid experience with HTTP, REST, and security practices, and can translate AI training needs into precise technical explanations. Strong communicators who collaborate effectively with data teams on architecture and API design will excel. This role is less suitable for frontend-focused developers or those without remote contract experience or with limited exposure to CI/CD and automated testing.

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