Job Description

Role: PHP Architect requirement

Experience: 8+ - 10+years

Budget -open

Our technology platform is integral to everything we do, and we are constantly looking for ways to use

technology to improve our internal and external services and products. As a PHP architect/lead

developer, you will be expected to take a proactive and forward-thinking approach in utilizing cutting

edge technology on our platforms. Our internally developed systems cover a diverse range of products

from industry leading e-learning platforms to highly integrated office logistics.

Having all core systems running in AWS, we are looking for someone who is keen to take advantage of

cloud architectures while engaging with the team to leverage new technologies. Working in a

combination of Symfony, Laravel and in house MVC frameworks you will be required to design and build

new features, as well as maintain and improve existing ones.

Our team consists of highly experienced PHP developers utilizing modern CI/CD practices and backed by

dedicated developer operations and project management. We strive to recruit top talent who can fit in

and be part of the friendly, collaborative and social dynamic of our team. We value critical thinking,

problem solving, well thought out design, and enjoy building features that empower our business. As an

education company we believe in continuous learning and development, and we encourage a culture

accepting of new ideas and technologies

Responsibilities:

Work within an Agile team to design, develop, and maintain our enterprise applications, e learning portals, and web services using object-oriented PHP on a mix of in-house and off the
shelf frameworks and tools

Apply sound software design patterns and industry standard conventions
Design, build, and optimise database systems to support the above applications and services
Translate business requirements into technical specifications
Design, build and maintain client and management reports and tools
Maintain a high-quality code base following best practices and documenting design/architecture
Support our global user-base of customers and staff
Required:

Strong development experience developing object-oriented PHP web applications/SAS solutions
Good understanding of MVC frameworks such as Symfony and Laravel
Excellent analysis and design skills
Ability to understand and implement complex business requirements, workflows and features
High awareness of how design and implementation choices impact extensibility, maintainability,
performance, scalability, and security

Experience integrating systems using web services, especially REST APIs
Good understanding of object-oriented design patterns and SOLID principles
Strong attention to code quality and readability
Experience designing relational database schemas
Raw SQL writing and optimization, especially with MySQL
Understanding of code branching and feature workflows with Git
Hands-on experience on the LAMP stack
Good knowledge of HTML 4 and 5
Understanding of CSS cascading, specificity, inheritance, floating and positioning
Experience with JavaScript, AJAX and DOM manipulation
Experience with unit and functional testing
Knowledge of application containerization with Docker
Excellent problem-solving skills
Desirable:

Enterprise level/ERP application development experience
Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Deployment CI/CD concepts and practices
Good front end skills
Good understanding of responsive design
Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

* PHP Architect : 8 years (Required)