PHP Developer

Overview

A client of ours currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and talented PHP Developer to join their team in Pretoria & Johannesburg.

The successful applicant will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, support and deliver new features. Their engineering teams are divided into 4 domains (core business functions). Each domain has a Head of Product, Engineering Lead, Scrum Master and multiple development teams. Each development team has a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Team Lead, Test Analyst and Software Engineer (between 2 and 4 engineers per team).

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, support and deliver new features
• Conduct and assist with troubleshooting and debugging solutions
• Ensure that solutions are by team standards and initial requirements
• Actively participate in team code reviews, which helps us grow and improve code-quality
• Contribute towards internal knowledge-sharing sessions on developed solutions and best practices

• Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
• Relevant IT degree or diploma (Desirable)
• 4+ years’ experience working as a Software Engineer / Developer
• Strong PHP background & working experience with PHP 7.2 or greater
• Experience in PHP frameworks & related open-source technologies
• Database management experience (data migration, transformation, and scripting)
• Experience with modern Git workflows (Pull Requests, Code Reviews, CI / CD), Agile Software Development Methodologies such as Scrum / Kanban
• Ability to build, test, and deploy applications using Docker
• Applied understanding of design patterns, web application architecture and object-oriented programming
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and RESTful API services and Cloud Technologies (AWS)

• Salary : negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.