A well-established Web and Software Development company based in Kempton Park, Johannesburg is looking for talented ‘Senior Back End PHP Developer’ to join their team on a full time permanent basis for their offices based in Kempton Park, Johannesburg.

We’re looking to recruit a ‘Back End PHP Developer’ to support our business with the development of new features, optimisation of existing codebases and refactoring of existing systems and websites.

We’re looking for someone with working experience in the web- or backend development role who have a passion for growth in the field. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, knowledgeable and able to run with projects assigned to them. We need the candidate to be able to deliver scalable, industry-standard solutions that are easily maintained and well documented. The candidate needs to have pride in the quality of the work they deliver and be passionate about good coding standards and development practices.

Requirements:

A sound, practical understanding of most of the following development technologies are a must:
• PHP 5.4+
• MySQL5 / MariaDB / PostgreSQL
• Apache WebServer 2.2+ configuration and .htaccess directives
• Linux Server Environments
• CLI (Linux/Mac)
• API Technologies

- REST
- SOAP / XML
- JSON
• DNS & HTTP/S

A sound, practical understanding of most of the following development practises and
methodologies are a must:

• Modern Object Oriented Programming architecture and design
• Sound Object Oriented Database Design Patterns
• MVC systems architecture

The following experience and/or skills would be advantageous but not compulsory for the
candidate to possess:

• Git / Git-flow / Github
• PHP MVC frameworks – We use Slim, but any experience will help.
• MicroService server architecture
• Modern PHP Coding Standards
• Experience with native JavaScript
• Amazon Web Services
• Working on a Mac