• Application Deadline:
• Position: PHP Developer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

About the job

• The PHP Developer will be responsible for overseeing back-end services and data transfer between the server and users.


• The ideal candidate will be responsible for the development of the server-side logic, the establishment and upkeep of the central database, as well as guaranteeing high speed and quick response to front-end requests.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by other developers into the application.


• Collaborate with internal teams, including product, devOps, customer success, UX/UI design and senior leaders to optimize performance and customer experience.


• Develop, test, integrate and refine website/software/application/program code.


• Lead and manage the development team to ensure deadlines are met with quality deliveries.


• Ensure high levels of performance and security for company and user information.

Skills and Abilities

The ideal candidate for this role should be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum 3-5 Years knowledge of PHP web frameworks including Yii, Laravel, and CodeIgniter. Laravel experience is mandatory for this particular role.


• Minimum 3-5 years’ Microservice experience.


• Minimum 3-5 years' experience developing REST APIs with Laravel framework


• Proven track record of building batch processing application using PHP/Laravel.


• Advanced SQL experience, most notably MySql, Postgress or MS SQL Server.


• Ability to build CLI applications with PHP.


• Experience in deploying into cloud native environments particularly Kubernetes.


• Experience with scripting environments such as bash scripts on LINUX.


• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming.


• Previous experience creating scalable applications.


• Proficient in sprint planning, estimation, time management, and communicating status.


• Ability to project manage.


• Good problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.


• Experience with Service-oriented architecture (SOA), microservices, and REST APIs


• Experience with PHP


• Meaningful web development experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/Typescript


• Comfortable working on small, cross-functional, fast paced teams


• Excellent communication skills