PHP Software Engineer

Job Description

PHP-Software Engineer

Onsite Portland, Maine or Nashville, TN

Job description

We are seeking a Software Engineer to drive the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality software solutions used to convert, manipulate, and optimize print streams for high-volume transactional printing. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our engineering and production teams to build robust document processing workflows, leveraging expertise in PDF and print technologies, including Crawford Technologies, Solimar Systems, or similar transform tools.

PHP Software Engineer:

In this role, you will (responsibilities):

• Write object oriented and pragmatic applications using PHP and PDFLib to support high-volume transaction printing workflows
• Implement solutions for custom font handling, font encoding, embedding, and text rendering in PDF documents
• Leverage PDF tools (e.g., PDFLib (via PHP), Quadient, Crawford Technologies) to enhance document functionality and automation
• Integrate with the AWS ASDK, and third-party and internal API’s and services
• Develop and support software integrations with BCC Mail Manager to automate postal processing tasks such as address standardization, presort generation, NCOA updates, and manifest creation, ensuring compliance with USPS regulations and optimizing mail delivery efficiency
• Produce quality, readable, and maintainable code; clearly communicate code with both technical and non-technical co-workers
• Convert client requirements and designs into functional applications
• Display a positive, helpful attitude to help create a friendly environment for clients and co-workers
• Ensure the growth of the business and be committed to the company’s success

The ideal candidate will (skills, education, requirements):

• Have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or comparable work experience
• Have 4 – 6 years LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack development experience; statement processing industry experience highly desirable
• Expertise with PDF workflows and solutions (Crawford Technology, PDFLib library, Quadient, Adobe, iText, or similar)
• Print industry experience, especially with print stream conversion and transformation (PDF, AFP, PostScript, PCL, etc.)
• Have AWS experience (S3, EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, AWS SDK, etc.)
• Have experience parsing complex data formats (JSON, XML, delimited, fixed-width, mainframe, etc.)
• Have API development and testing experience (RESTful, SOAP, etc.)
• Have a passion for coding with strong technical aptitude
• Have strong organizational, planning, and project management skills
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate superior interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Have a strong work ethic with a “can do; will do” attitude
• Thrive in a team environment and be a positive team player