PHP Architect

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)