JOB TITLE: PHP Developer / Software Engineer
JOB LOCATION: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Contract
JOB DETAILS:
- We are looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and front applications or users.
- Your primary focus will be the development of server-side logic as necessary and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
- You will also be responsible at times for developing APIs for integrating front-end elements, external applications/services and mobile apps built by your co-workers or externally into applications.
- Some other times, you may be required to do some amount of front-end work so being a full-stack PHP developer is a great advantage on the job.
Responsibilities
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end and mobile app developers
- Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP codes and modules
- Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
- Integration of databases (SQL and NoSQL)
- Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
- Collaborate with other team members in brainstorming sessions to define, design, test, and ship new features
- Identify, correct bottlenecks, and fix bugs on new and existing applications
- Help maintain code quality and organization.
Skill Requirements
- Possess a Bachelor’s Degree or HND in relevant fields.
- 3 – 5 years of professional experience as a software developer
- Strong knowledge of PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Yii, etc. and good understanding of the MVC design pattern
- Professional knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
- Good understanding of programming conventions for secure, easily readable and maintainable code
- Good understanding of developing systems with microservice architecture
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind scalable applications for enterprise usage.
- Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Strong knowledge of PHP usage with web services – REST, SOAP, etc.
- Familiarity with SQL/ NoSQL databases
- Good understanding of database modelling and relevant tools
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Proficiency in Test Driven Development (TDD) is an advantage
- Ability to work remotely with little or no supervision and commitment to achieving deadlines
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- A good grasp of other languages such as Java or NodeJs is an important and distinct advantage.
- Experience with AWS is an advantage.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: August 31, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Software/ Programming / Web development |