Senior PHP Engineer / Lead

What you will do:

• Write clean, scalable, and efficient PHP code following best practices and coding standards.
• Develop and maintain web applications using PHP frameworks such as Yii, Yii2 and Laravel.
• Collaborate with team members and cross functional teams to define project requirements, scope, and objectives.
• Develop APIs and integrate third-party services where required.
• Ensure software quality through comprehensive testing, debugging, and
  troubleshooting.
• Advocate for test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing practices
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
• Participate in code reviews, team meetings, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product to ensure strong
  optimization and functionality.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies to
  ensure solutions remain current.
• Provide technical support and resolve application-related issues as needed.
  

Why you should join us:

• Develop hands-on skills working with a wide array of tools and technologies.
• Gain experience working with cloud platforms and integrating with software
  built using the latest technologies.
• Contribute to and lead major initiatives and help drive technology
  improvements across a core suite of products.
• Advance your career in a supportive environment with multiple career paths,
  including opportunities to continue growth in PHP, leadership and new technical skills
  

Who You Are:

• Attentive to detail with strong problem-solving skills, able to manage multiple tasks effectively and simultaneously.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment but also work well independently.
• Seek initiative and undertake self-development activities
• Communicate clearly, and adapt to varying technical skill levels.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and troubleshoot effectively during
  high-priority incidents.
  

What you bring: Required:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6+ years of professional experience in PHP development with at least 1 year in cloud based environments, preferably AWS
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Proficient in PHP and one or more of the PHP Frameworks (Laravel, Yii, Yii2)
• Strong understanding of OOP concepts, design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Hands on experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and
  microservices
• Hands on experience in at least one major RDBMS: MySQL, SQLServer,
  PostgreSQL, etc. and NoSQL: MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, etc., database
  design, and writing complex queries
• Experience in AWS Services, such as EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, ECS, Lambda, etc.
• Experience in containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms
  such as ECS, Kubernetes.
• Experience working with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., CI/CD pipelines and
  associated tooling)
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Bitbucket, Git).