PHP Developer

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Unitrade 745 (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to own a mature PHP-based platform within its Revenue Systems division. You will begin with knowledge transfer from an external partner and become the internal technical authority for future enhancements, maintenance and long-term platform development.

The role focuses on maintaining and optimising production systems, delivering new features, building integrations with third-party systems and APIs, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (CS/IT/SE).
• 5+ years commercial PHP development experience.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a mature PHP-based software platform
• Participate in structured knowledge transfer from an external development partner
• Maintain, support, and optimise existing production systems
• Develop new features and enhancements aligned with business requirements
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party systems and APIs
• Ensure software reliability, scalability, and performance
• Contribute to architectural decisions and platform improvements
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technical and operational teams
• Support best practices in software development, testing, and deployment

Skills

PHP

MySQL/PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Git & CI/CD

OAuth2/JWT

Agile/Scrum

Laravel/Symfony

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to take ownership of a well-established software platform that plays a critical role within its Revenue Systems division. This is an exciting opportunity for a developer who enjoys working with mature production systems, gaining deep technical ownership, and driving the ongoing evolution of a platform used by a growing customer base.

The successful candidate will initially focus on knowledge transfer and understanding the existing environment before becoming the internal technical authority responsible for future enhancements, maintenance, and long-term platform development.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a mature PHP-based software platform
• Participate in structured knowledge transfer from an external development partner
• Maintain, support, and optimise existing production systems
• Develop new features and enhancements aligned with business requirements
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party systems and APIs
• Ensure software reliability, scalability, and performance
• Contribute to architectural decisions and platform improvements
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technical and operational teams
• Support best practices in software development, testing, and deployment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience
• Strong proficiency in PHP 8.0 or later
• Experience with Laravel and/or Symfony
• Experience maintaining and improving legacy and custom PHP applications
• Strong MySQL and/or PostgreSQL database experience
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, and secure integration practices
• Experience with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies