PHP Developer (Senior/Team Lead)

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust APIs, services, and backend systems using PHP and related technologies.
• Guide and support your development team, ensuring efficient workflows, code quality, and timely delivery.
• Collaborate effectively across teams, including frontend, QA, and DevOps, to deliver seamless features and solutions.
• Communicate clearly with clients to manage expectations, provide technical insights, and maintain long-term partnerships.
• Troubleshoot complex programming issues and provide technical direction for scalable, maintainable architecture.
• Drive feature development that integrates with various system components and enhances user experience.

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in software development with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Proven expertise in PHP 7/8, with solid experience in modern frameworks such as Zend and Laravel (our current stack uses Zend).
• Good understanding of SOLID principles, software design patterns, and clean coding practices.
• Excellent understanding of relational databases, including database design and optimization.
• Solid experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing unit/integration tests using tools like PHPUnit or Pest.
• Background in architecture and system design for scalable, maintainable applications.
• Skilled in refactoring legacy codebases to improve maintainability, performance, and readability.
• Fluent in English – strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with front-end frameworks such as ReactJS, Angular, or Vue.js, along with proficiency in HTML/CSS.
• Experience working with distributed systems, and message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to system migration projects, particularly in migrating legacy Zend Framework applications to Laravel.

ACCEPT REMOTE WORKING

Skills Tags: PHP, Laravel, Zend