Senior PHP Engineer

Hack The Box is the leading cyber readiness platform for the agentic era, battle-testing and upskilling both humans and AI agents to enhance organizational cyber resilience. Trusted by the Fortune 500, government agencies, and MSSPs, the platform delivers threat-informed learning paths consisting of real-world scenarios in gamified labs and live-fire simulations that build and validate offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. With a loyal community of more than 4 million members and 800+ enterprise customers, Hack The Box empowers teams and intelligent systems alike to strengthen cyber defenses and reduce breach risk effectively.

Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.

• Proven professional experience with Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Experience with Laravel, Symfony, Springboot or other frameworks following the MVC architecture is a strong plus
• Experience with applications providing a RESTful API
• Deep understanding of HTTP
• Strong knowledge of relational databases
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as PHPUnit
• Good understanding of SOLID principles and software design patterns
• Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
• Self-starter, ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Being cyber security-minded is a strong plus

• Develop new features and tools using the Laravel PHP Framework
• Generate clean, safe, reusable and scalable PHP code
• Create and maintain RESTful APIs
• Contribute to architectural and software design decisions
• Contribute and maintain technical documentation and specifications
• Perform code reviews
• Maintain the platform by reacting to issues and defects raised
• Collaborate with frontend developers using Vue.js to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

At Hack The Box, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We believe that diversity enriches our performance, services, and the communities we serve. As such, we ensure that all job applications are considered solely based on merit, skills, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are dedicated to providing a fair and respectful work environment that reflects our values.