Senior Developer - PHP

Job Purpose:

This role is responsible for enhancing a suite of PHP applications and a broad array of other technologies to deliver our products. We use PHP, Laravel & Zend Framework, NGINX, and MySQL as our main data store. On the client side, we are using HTML, CSS, jQuery, React, and Bootstrap to create responsive interfaces. As a Software Engineer you will be focused tactically on various projects, working in a full-stack capacity. The suite of applications you will work on includes a proprietary content management system, an ecommerce engine, a hotel booking engine, and various internal tooling. The ideal candidate for this role should be well-versed in API integrations (REST, SOAP), and writing clean, testable code.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other developers and engineers to design, build, and maintain applications
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
• Build applications for various platforms using common PHP frameworks
• Write clean, testable code using PHP utilizing in-depth development, technical and design expertise
• Contribute and conduct development tests including but not exclusive to unit, integration and system level
• Follows company software development standards and best practices
• Develop technical specifications
• Estimates development tasks based on the appropriate business constraints
• Review and refactor code
• Document development and operational procedures
• Reviews and validates implementations of self and others to ensure they meet requirements and match the specifications
• Mentors and supports junior developers’ work
• Enforces and evolves software development standards and best practices
• Troubleshoot software issues
• Provide on-call support as necessary

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 4+ years professional experience in all stages of definition, design, implementation, testing, and deployment of web-based software solutions
• Experience in the following tools/technologies: PHP, SQL, Laravel, Zend Framework, HTML and JavaScript, knowledge design patterns and architectural concepts (MVC, DI, Restful API, Microservice)
• Hands on experience using testing frameworks (i.e., PHPUnit) and TDD
• Experience with Agile (Scrum) Software Development Process and methodologies
• Experience with the ReactJS ecosystem is a plus
• Experience with database management and security a plus
• Experience with source control such as git or GitHub and branching/merging best practices
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills

Expected Competencies:

• Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills
• Ability to pay attention to programming style and neatness
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to train, mentor junior colleagues with patience with tangible results