Junior Laravel Php Full Stack Developer

West Coast Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

West Coast Personnel in Milnerton seeks a junior full stack developer with practical PHP and Laravel experience to join our office-based team. You will develop and maintain web applications, work with MySQL, REST APIs and front-end technologies, and collaborate with senior developers.

The ideal candidate is eager to learn, pays attention to detail, and can work both independently and with a team in Agile sessions, with willingness to work UK hours.

Qualifications

• Practical experience with PHP and Laravel gained through employment, internships, freelance work or personal projects.
• Fundamental knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of MySQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and version control with Git.
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts.
• Good problem-solving and debugging abilities; strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn quickly and collaborate with a development team.
• Genuine interest in building a career in software development; office-based role in Milnerton.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development, maintenance and improvement of web applications.
• Develop and maintain features using PHP and Laravel.
• Assist with front-end development using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Work with MySQL databases, including queries, updates and troubleshooting.
• Assist with REST APIs and third-party integrations.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve software issues.
• Write clean, structured and maintainable code.
• Participate in software testing and quality assurance.
• Improve application performance and functionality.
• Use Git for version control and collaborate on shared codebases.
• Participate in Agile development meetings and planning sessions.
• Document code, processes and technical solutions.
• Continuously develop technical skills and Laravel best practices.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

MySQL

REST APIs

Git

OOP

Problem-solving

Education

Software Development related degree

Tools

PHP

Laravel

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

MySQL

REST APIs

Git

Docker

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the development, maintenance and improvement of web applications.
• Develop and maintain features using PHP and Laravel .
• Assist with front-end development using HTML, CSS and JavaScript .
• Work with MySQL databases , including queries, updates and troubleshooting.
• Assist with REST APIs and third-party integrations .
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve software issues.
• Write clean, structured and maintainable code.
• Participate in software testing and quality assurance.
• Assist with improving application performance and functionality.
• Use Git for version control and collaborate on shared codebases.
• Participate in Agile development meetings and planning sessions.
• Document code, processes and technical solutions.
• Continuously develop technical skills and Laravel best practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Some practical experience with PHP and Laravel , gained through employment, internship, freelance work or personal projects.
• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript .
• Basic to intermediate understanding of MySQL and relational databases .
• Understanding of RESTful APIs .
• Familiarity with Git / version control .
• Understanding of object-oriented programming principles .
• Good problem-solving and debugging ability.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn quickly and take guidance from senior developers.
• Able to work independently and within a development team.
• Genuine interest in building a career in software development.
• Must be willing to work UK working hours .
• Role is fully office-based in Milnerton .

Qualifications

A qualification in Software Development, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field would be advantageous.

Advantageous Experience

• Laravel Framework.
• Vue.js or another JavaScript framework.
• Docker or Linux.
• AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Redis or caching technologies.
• API integrations.
• Automated testing.
• Agile development environments.
• AI-assisted development tools.

Ideal Candidate

This position would suit a recent graduate or junior developer who already has some practical coding exposure and wants to develop into a strong full stack developer.

You should enjoy solving problems, writing code, learning new technologies and understanding applications from the database and backend through to the user interface .