PHP Developer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntell is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to join our Revenue Systems division. You will own a mature PHP platform underpinning our consumer-facing and operational products and lead knowledge transfer from external partners to ensure deep architectural understanding.

As the internal technical authority, you will drive stability, security and evolution, contribute to feature development, optimise the database and APIs, and mentor new developers while promoting engineering best practices

Qualifications

• Proficiency in modern PHP (8.0+).
• Strong knowledge of Laravel and/or Symfony frameworks.
• Solid experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL: schema design, query optimisation, indexing, and ORMs (Eloquent/Doctrine).
• Expertise in building and consuming RESTful APIs, with secure authentication (OAuth2, API keys, JWT).
• Proficiency with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work within Agile/Scrum frameworks and onboard into complex, legacy codebases.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve a mature PHP-based platform underpinning products.
• Ensure stability, security, and performance of the system.
• Develop new features and optimise database queries.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs with secure authentication.
• Mentor new developers and promote best practices across the team.

Skills

PHP 8+

Laravel

Symfony

RESTful APIs

OAuth2/JWT

Git CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Eloquent

Doctrine

Job description

We are seeking an experienced PHP Developer to join our Revenue Systems division at Syntell. This role offers the opportunity to take full ownership of a mature PHP-based platform that underpins our consumer-facing and operational products. Initially, you will lead a structured knowledge transfer from external partners, ensuring deep familiarity with the system architecture, integrations, and data models.

As the internal technical authority, you will be responsible for the platform’s stability, security, and evolution. Beyond maintenance, you will contribute to feature development, database optimisation, and API integrations. Over time, you will play a key role in building Syntell’s internal engineering capability, mentoring new developers, and championing best practices across the team.

This is a career-defining opportunity to influence the architecture and reliability of a system deployed at scale, while helping shape the future of our technology stack.

Requirements

• Proficiency in modern PHP (8.0+).
• Strong knowledge of Laravel and/or Symfony frameworks.
• Solid experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL: schema design, query optimisation, indexing, and ORMs (Eloquent/Doctrine).
• Expertise in building and consuming RESTful APIs, with secure authentication (OAuth2, API keys, JWT).
• Proficiency with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work within Agile/Scrum frameworks and onboard into complex, legacy codebases.

Experience

• 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience, with a proven track record of delivering and evolving production systems.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and modernising legacy codebases.
• Strong background in application monitoring, performance optimisation, and incident resolution.
• Experience collaborating with product and delivery teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
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