Opportunity Title: PHP Foundation is Looking for PHP Developers Worldwide ($60 – $100 per Hour)

Working on an open-source project which is used by millions of developers and which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world.

Getting paid for this work and not having a burnout. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? But this is exactly the opportunity that the PHP Foundation provides to those who would like to develop and maintain the PHP language.

The PHP Foundation is a non-profit organization, started in 2021 by Acquia, Automattic, Craft CMS, JetBrains, Laravel, PrestaShop, Private Packagist, Symfony, Tideways, and Zend by Perforce with a mission to support, advance, and develop the PHP language.

Since April 2022, the foundation pays six developers to work on the language. See what the foundation accomplished in 2022 in the Impact and transparency report.

We are opening applications for new positions at the PHP Foundation

The PHP Foundation is almost two years old, and we are gradually introducing structure into our activities and organizing processes. We’re opening a new round of applications for developer positions. We plan to open applications every September from now on, so if you are unable to apply now, you will have another chance next year. We intend to decide on who we will hire by the end of October. If selected, you would start your work January 1st, 2024.

The application form will be open until September 30, 2023.

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Note: This is not a job for PHP developers or those who want to become one. The development of PHP is done in the С programming language, and requires proficiency in system programming.

What are the requirements?

As before, we require previous experience in PHP core development. Ideally you should have all, but at least some of the following:

• Pull-requests / commits to php/php-src
• Experience in writing PHP extensions
• Participation in PHP mailing lists
• Contributions to other open-source projects

This time, however, we have a clearer idea of the tasks that can be engaged in and so the pool of considered candidates will be wider.

What am I going to work on?

Strategic areas we’d like you to work on:

• Security
• Performance
• Infrastructure
• Web APIs (json, PDO, streams, etc.)
• Documentation

This is not an exhaustive list, and if you would like to do something else, make sure to mention it in the form. The main criteria is a pragmatic approach. In this sense, we adhere to the position that Rasmus Lerdorf, the author of PHP, voiced back in 2014

How to apply?

Submit your application now and we will get back to you shortly. If you have any questions or suggestions, reach out to contact@thephp.foundation.