Senior PHP Application Developer – CONTRACT

Ward Technology Talent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment firm seeks a Senior PHP Application Developer to plan, design, and develop complex applications. This role emphasizes innovation, team guidance, and collaboration on web-based business solutions. Candidates must possess at least 5 years of experience and a relevant degree, alongside strong database integration skills and proficiency in Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in complex, multi-tier solutions.
• Experience in SOA and Object-Oriented design.
• Proficient with RDBMS and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Guide team development for successful projects.
• Provide mentorship to other developers.
• Collaborate with teams to develop no code/low code applications.

Skills

Database integration

Web technologies

Agile methodologies

Application security

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Laravel

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

Overview

Senior PHP Application Developer – CONTRACT – CONTRACT | REMOTE/TORONTO, ON | February 14, 2025

In this role you will plan, architect, design, develop, implement, test, and solve problems with complex applications involving authentication and databases used by the end users.

You are expected to demonstrate innovation and leadership in developing and enhancing application services. As the Senior Application Developer, you participate in the future planning and direction of application services and serve as the resource on applications to other specialists, documenting code and for preparing project documentation that can be used for training purposes and for making future enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Guiding and modernizing team development efforts towards successful project delivery.


• Providing technical guidance to other developers through mentorship.


• Maintaining high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practicesand habits.


• Identifying and encouraging areas for growth and improvement within the team.


• Collaborating with other software developers and Product Delivery Leads to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain no code/low code web-based business forms and workflows and custom-based applications.


• Assisting in the collection and documentation of user requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.


• Preparing reports, analytics, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of applications.


• Designing, developing, and unit testing applications in accordance with established standards.


• Participating in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.


• Working with other developers in the migration of legacy applications to current technologies.


• Analyzing and resolving technical and application problems.


• Assessing opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and IT management.


• Researching and evaluating a variety of software products.


• Executing institutional risk and security assessments with continuous improvement plans.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Computer/Electrical Engineering or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.


• 5+ years of recent and related experience in designing, developing and maintaining highly complex, multi-tier solutions, and enterprise-level programs in a networked environment


• Experience in integrating databases with enterprise-grade Web technologies and projects is required.


• Experience in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Object- Oriented design architecture, and framework (e.g., Laravel).


• Highly proficient with Web technologies and servers. (e.g., Apache, Tomcat, etc.).


• Experience developing in Windows and Linux/Unix environments.


• Knowledge of Python and Perl will be an asset.


• Strong database back-end skills, including design, implementation, and testing of RDBMS, OLTP, and OLAP databases, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and MySQL.


• Proven application development risk and security execution.


• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization, automated testing, and Cloud technologies


• Experience with agile development methodologies including Kanban and Scrum


• Proven strong understanding of Git version control as systems and process.


• Experience with business process analysis, workflow modelling, software development lifecycle, secure development procedures, and creating user and technical specification documents.


• Proficiency in professional project management methodologies and best practices.


• Experience developing System Design documentation (SDS) and application architecture


• Convert functional requirement document into technical document


• Knowledge of Incident, Problem and Change management process


• Conduct root cause analysis and prepare incident reports for the management team


• Demonstrated ability to utilize logic in the interpretation of guidelines.


• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.


• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.


• Demonstrated training and presentation expertise.


• Demonstrated willingness to learn and develop in a new technology stack.

If you have the required experience please forward a MS Word copy of your resume.