About the Position: 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.
What you’ll do:
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, Mysql, Redis, Elasticsearch, AWS
What you need:
Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks, such as Silex, Symphony2, PHPUnit
Writing Unit and Integration tests
Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP
Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
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
Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
What skills are nice to have?
Programming Languages: Node.js
Frameworks: Laravel
Tools: Composer, npm, Yum, PGP
Operating Systems: Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac OS
You are:
A self-directed team player that thrives in a continually challenging environment
Passionate about using open source tools and frameworks - a follower of PHP standard recommendations
Experienced with performance optimization for software applications