Senior Software Engineer (IT)

About FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Purpose of Position As a Senior PHP Engineer,you'llbring deep backendexpertiseto drive the design, development, and maintenance of mission-critical applications. This role is integral in ensuring our existing PHP-based systemsremainrobust, scalable, and secure, while also playing a crucial part in architecting our transition toward a modernized software architecture.You'lltake ownership of the full development lifecycle, from system architecture and APIs to final release,helping aviation professionals engage with powerful tools built on sound architectural principles. Tasks and Responsibilities - Design, build, andmaintainrobust backend applications and APIs primarily using PHP. - Lead efforts to refactor legacy code and strategically introduce modern tooling as we evolve our technology stack. - Enable teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable software through test-driven development (TDD) and rigorous code reviews. - Contribute to system-wide architectural planning, API strategy, and database design. - Ensure seamless interoperability between legacy backend services, enterprise databases, and modern client applications. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, develop, and deliver features across frontend and server-side components. - Apply software development patterns to create secure, efficient, and highly observable backend solutions. - Stay current on backend trends, modernization strategies, and broader technologies to inform product innovation and stack migration. Minimum Education - Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience Minimum Experience - 5+ years of experience in any software development role - Solid experience in .NET platform and MVC - Solid experience in Java/J2EE preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities - Experience planning and executing the migration or modernization of legacy PHP applications to newer architectures. - Experience with automated testing frameworks. - Experience with containerization (Docker) and cloud platform deployments. - Familiarity with domain-driven design, event sourcing, and service-oriented architecture. - Comfortable working across cross-functional teams and actively mentoring mid-level and junior developers. Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/orencounteredby an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employeeis regularly required touse hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee maybe requiredto stand, walk, and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material. The noise level in the work environment isusually lowto moderate. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disabilit