Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Laravel/Vue.js

Tillo; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 days holiday per annum

Retirement Fund (5%)

Health insurance contribution

Employee Incentive Scheme

Top spec equipment

Monthly breakfasts, drinks, snacks and events

Job summary

Tillo is seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Engineer to join our team in Cape Town. In this hybrid role, you will design, build, and maintain new features while collaborating with colleagues globally, including responsibilities like code reviews and DevOps support.

The ideal candidate will have strong PHP (Laravel) and Vue.js skills, a solid understanding of SQL, and excellent communication abilities. We offer flexible working conditions, a range of benefits including 21 days of holiday, retirement contributions, and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience writing performant and clean code to modern PHP 8 standards.
• Experience developing with the Laravel framework.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Help to design and build new features.
• Integrate to third-party services and APIs.
• Perform code reviews and provide feedback.

Skills

PHP 8

Laravel

Vue.js

SQL

Git

RESTful APIs

Testing principles

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Bitbucket

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Who we’re looking for

An experienced Senior Full-Stack Engineer with a solid understanding of PHP (Laravel) and Vue.js.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in Cape Town, you'll be part of our global team, collaborating with colleagues and serving customers across the UK, USA, Australia, South Africa, and beyond. Our hybrid approach offers flexibility with regular team connection in our Cape Town office.

Day to day this role will

• Help to design and build new features
• Integrate to third-party services and APIs
• Perform code reviews for other Engineers and provide thoughtful feedback
• Work with Product Managers to scope, define and estimate work
• Support with DevOps - monitoring and maintaining test and production environments
• Maintain the high standards of our codebase
• Support other team members including regular Pairing sessions

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience writing performant and clean code to modern PHP 8 standards
• Experience developing with the Laravel framework
• Experience with Vue (and ideally Nuxt)
• Designing efficient SQL queries and schemas
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience using version control such as git and Bitbucket/GitHub/Gitlab
• Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of testing principles

It’s not essential, but we’d love to hear about it if you have experience with

• AWS services and/or Kubernetes
• Test-Driven Development

Benefits

• 21 days holiday per annum (plus an additional day for your birthday)
• Retirement Fund (5%)
• Health insurance contribution
• Employee Incentive Scheme
• Hybrid Working
• Top spec equipment including laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitor
• Anniversary gifts
• Monthly breakfasts, drinks, snacks and events
• Team Learning & Development budget

About Tillo

Tillo makes gift cards, rewards, and incentives simple, efficient, and profitable. Operating in over 37 markets and 25 currencies, Tillo processes billions in gift card transactions through a single, plug-and-go API, powering rewards and incentives for the world’s leading businesses. Backed by Tenzing, Tillo is setting the global standard for digital gift card infrastructure.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.