Senior Backend PHP Engineer On-site Cape Town

1-Grid; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Durban is looking for a highly experienced Back End PHP Developer to join their team. You will be tasked with maintaining core product software, optimizing applications, and ensuring high functionality. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of PHP development experience, strong database skills, and familiarity with MVC frameworks. This is a full-time role requiring immediate availability and is not client-facing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a PHP Developer.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns.
• Experience with integrating multiple data sources.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and maintain core product software.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Design, code, and maintain applications using best practices.

Skills

PHP Development

API services (REST and SOAP)

Relational databases (MySQL, MariaDB)

Agile development practices

Version control (git)

Open-source solutions

Tools

PHP MVC frameworks (Symfony, Laravel)

Job description

A leading tech company in Durban is looking for a highly experienced Back End PHP Developer to join their team. You will be tasked with maintaining core product software, optimizing applications, and ensuring high functionality. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of PHP development experience, strong database skills, and familiarity with MVC frameworks. This is a full-time role requiring immediate availability and is not client-facing.