Job Title Software Engineer (PHP) – Content Management Location Brazil Mexico (Remote) Contract Join and shape the future of sports news media through cutting-edge content management platforms and deeply personalized fan experiences across mobile web and digital platforms. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be a key member of our Content Management engineering team. What You Will Do Architect Backend Services • Design and develop new business-led content management services and APIs with an emphasis on performance scalability and reliability Drive Full-Stack Solutions • Work closely with DevOps on backend solutions to complex problems ensuring scale and availability across our content platforms Build CMS Infrastructure • Develop services and APIs that enable editors to create visually-rich and data-driven content experiences and streamline backend workflows so stakeholders can produce more content quicker Integrate AI/ML • Integrate content classification ML/AI processes and pipelines to better annotate video and image assets enabling smarter aggregation and distribution Modernize Legacy Systems • Upgrade and migrate existing legacy backend services into modern frameworks and adapt and optimize current systems for deployment on cloud-based infrastructure Platform Consolidation • Facilitate better content distribution and aggregation within the various business units and contribute to consolidating distinct CMS platforms used across the organization Operational Excellence • Provide engineering support to stakeholders ensuring a high level of service availability with appropriate testing monitoring observability and alerting Data Modeling • Model complex data flows and schemas for transactional and integration workflows powering editorial and consumer-facing experiences Collaborate and Prototype • Work closely within a small engineering group partnering with design and product teams to rapidly design develop and prototype solutions to key business challenges Mentor and Document • Contribute to clear documentation and diagrams to facilitate easy onboarding for other engineers and support teams • Review code to ensure adherence to best practices style testability efficiency Required Qualifications CMS Backend • Strong PHP development experience and deep familiarity with the Symfony framework Composer package management and Twig templating engine API Experience • 3+ years experience designing and writing content-driven GraphQL and REST APIs in microservices-based architectures Data & Search • Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience with popular open-source RDBMS plus search technology such as Solr or Elasticsearch Cloud & Containers • Experience with cloud architecture ideally AWS and production experience with Docker and Kubernetes Engineering Fundamentals • Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design with strong ability to architect and develop enterprise-level applications and backend systems Stakeholder Collaboration • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders in a dynamic fast-paced environment Process & Tooling • Experience working with agile processes and version control systems Git Education & Experience • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience • 3+ years of experience building scalable production-grade backend services and content platforms • Strong proficiency in server-side languages asynchronous programming and modern object-oriented design patterns • Experience designing and consuming APIs REST and GraphQL in microservices-based architectures • Experience modeling complex data flows and schemas for transactional and integration workflows • Experience working with cloud platforms AWS GCP or OCI and containerized environments Docker Kubernetes • Familiarity with distributed systems concepts including caching Redis Memcached and messaging systems Kafka RabbitMQ • Strong debugging and performance troubleshooting skills including use of monitoring/observability tools Soft Skills • Strong initiative creative thinking and the ability to work in a collaborative innovative flexible and team-oriented environment • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Passion for sports and a dedication to creating exceptional fan experiences Preferred Qualifications CMS Exposure • Exposure to popular proprietary or open-source CMS systems such as WordPress Drupal Joomla or Magento Additional Languages • Exposure to Golang and/or Rust for performance-critical services Cloud Focus • 3+ years working with cloud technologies AWS is strongly preferred Certifications • Cloud certifications AWS GCP OCI Frontend Skills • Working knowledge of Node.js TypeScript and React/Next.js sufficient to collaborate on full-stack features and contribute to shared tooling Web Fundamentals • Familiarity with HTML CSS layout specificity and cross-browser compatibility