Software Engineer II, AP

Ambry Genetics

1d • $100,000 - $130,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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, DevOps, and product teams to support releases and deployments
• Document changes, workflows, and technical details for long-term maintainability
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Our outstanding benefits program includes medical, dental, vision, FSA, paid sick leave and generous paid time off (PTO) program.
• The Company reserves the right to make changes to the 401k plan from time to time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level