Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)
Headshots.com | Remote (LATAM/EU preferred) | Full-Time Contract
About Headshots.com
At Headshots.com, we're reimagining how professional headshots are created and delivered - from our core platform to a recently launched standalone AI product. Trusted by clients like Boeing, Capital One, and American Express, we transform smartphone selfies into polished, studio-quality portraits within three business days. Our work helps individuals and teams present themselves with consistency and confidence across digital platforms.
The Role
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can take ownership of features end-to-end, contribute to architectural decisions, and execute with minimal hand-holding. You'll work directly with the Head of Engineering on a small team where your contributions will have immediate, visible impact.
You'll work across our entire stack (PHP/React) but skew backend. You should be as comfortable designing a scalable queue system as you are debugging a React component, but your passion is in building robust server-side systems.
We run a headless architecture - React frontends powered by a WordPress API backend handling user management, payments, and integrations. The backend is real PHP engineering, not plugin configuration. We're actively modernizing toward a clean architecture, so you'll be building new systems the right way while improving what's already there.
What You'll Do
* Build new features and integrations - from initial architecture through deployment, you'll own the full lifecycle
* Maintain and improve our existing codebase - squashing bugs, improving performance, and tackling technical debt alongside feature work
* Conduct code reviews - help maintain quality standards and share knowledge across the team
* Work on data and infrastructure - design and optimize MySQL databases, Redis caching, and background job systems
* Collaborate across the company - work with operations and customer success to understand real user problems; occasionally join customer calls to hear feedback firsthand
What We're Looking For
Must-Haves
* 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
* Strong backend fundamentals - you think in systems, data flows, and edge cases before writing code
* Modern PHP expertise - with experience scaling high-traffic applications beyond standard CMS caching
* Solid React/JavaScript skills - comfortable on the frontend, even if it's not your primary focus
* Self-directed - you figure things out, ask smart questions when stuck, and ship without needing to be managed closely
* Strong English communication
* 5+ hours of overlap with US Eastern Time
Nice-to-Haves
* Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred)
* Payment system experience (Stripe)
* Background job/queue systems
* CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
* Third-party API integrations (CRMs, external services)
* Docker and containerization
* Database performance tuning and optimization
The Person
You're someone who:
* Asks \"why are we building this?\" before \"how should I build this?\"
* Takes ownership and follows through without being chased
* Communicates proactively - flags blockers early, shares context generously
* Cares about the product, not just the code
Logistics
* Contract: Full-time, long-term (40 hrs/week)
* Compensation: $25 - $30 USD/hour, depending on experience
* Location: Remote. LATAM/EU preferred; open to other regions if you can maintain 5-6 hours of overlap with US Eastern Time
* Schedule: Flexible within overlap hours
How to Apply
Interested? Send us:
* Your resume or LinkedIn
* A brief note on a system you've architected or significantly improved - what was the problem, what did you build, what were the tradeoffs?
* Your availability and time zone