PHP Developer

About the Role

We are looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration of data storage solutions (may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.)
• Develop, test, and maintain PHP-based web applications
• Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable PHP code
• Work with MySQL databases, optimizing queries and database structures
• Integrate third-party APIs and payment gateways
• Collaborate with front-end developers to implement responsive and interactive web designs
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve software issues
• Maintain documentation for all development work
• Keep up to date with latest web technologies and best practices

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (such as Laravel, Yii, etc depending on your technology stack)
• Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance (Depending on the specific project)
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes