Full-stack PHP Developer

We are looking to hire an experienced PHP Developer to join our dynamic team. As a lead Developer, you will be responsible for creating a top-level coding-base using Laravel framework best practices.

Job Responsibilities:
- Design and integration of user-facing elements
- Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
- Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
- Contribute to all phases of the development life cycle
- Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary
- Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
- Integrate data storage solutions (databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.)

Technical skills:
- Solid knowledge of software engineering principles (OOP, Design Patterns, Agile best practice and so on);
- Extensive work experience with the following: PHP, Laravel, Symfony, Lumen, CakePHP or Zend;
- Good knowledge of the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP);
- Familiarity with databases and data modeling/design techniques; data interface protocols; database software installation; database tuning;
- Basic knowledge of system administration and software/hardware configuration;
- Ability to troubleshoot pre/post production implementations; security, load balancing and performance.

Nice to have:
- Familiarity with Agile development and tools (such as Jira);
- Experience working with version control systems (Git or SVN);
- Front end technologies: JavaScript, React/Angular, HTML/CSS;
- Ability to work with an international team of professionals.

What you'll do:
- Developing web applications by involving in the complete development of new products and solutions;
- Innovate and implement new ideas without disrupting product delivery;
- Working together in improving workflow and coding standards.
- Proven software development experience in PHP or web server exploits and their solutions and a basic understanding of front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, etc.
- Understanding of MVC design patterns; Working knowledge of relational databases, version control tools as well as developing web services
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Subversion
- Experience in common third-party APIs (Google, AWS, Firebase, etc)
- Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new ideas
- Capable of working independently without close supervision
Required to communicate effectively through verbal and written forms
- Job requires 24-hour basis software support when deemed by Systems Development Manager; May require the occasional travel to different company sites to perform training
- Must maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
- Responsible for occasionally leading projects with users and scheduling contract programmers