As a Senior PHP Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable PHP applications. You’ll work in an agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build robust and efficient solutions. In addition to writing code, you will mentor junior developers and contribute to improving our development practices, tools, and workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop & Maintain PHP Applications: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for web applications, APIs, and backend services using PHP and modern frameworks like Laravel, Symfony, or Zend.
• Architect Scalable Systems: Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, scalable systems and microservices, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Database Design & Optimization: Design and optimize databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) to handle large-scale data efficiently. Write complex queries and optimize them for performance.
• API Development: Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services to support internal and external applications.
• Code Reviews & Mentorship: Lead by example with best practices in software development. Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers to ensure high-quality code and personal growth.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other developers to create and refine product features.
• Testing & Continuous Improvement: Write unit and integration tests to ensure software quality. Continuously improve the codebase, optimize workflows, and introduce new technologies and frameworks when appropriate.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues, ensuring that applications run smoothly under heavy traffic.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven PHP Experience: 5+ years of experience working with PHP and modern PHP frameworks (e.g., Laravel, Symfony, Zend).
• Web Development Expertise: Solid understanding of web technologies (HTTP, web servers, caching mechanisms) and a strong ability to develop scalable web applications.
• Database Skills: Expertise with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and knowledge of database design, optimization, and management.
• API & Microservices: Experience designing, building, and maintaining RESTful APIs. Familiarity with GraphQL and working in a microservices architecture is a plus.
• Version Control & CI/CD: Proficient with Git and experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Experience with testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Behat) and a strong focus on code quality and maintainability.
• Front-end Knowledge (Nice to Have): Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) or full-stack development is a plus.
• Cloud & DevOps (Nice to Have): Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization tools (Docker) is advantageous.
• Agile Methodology: Experience working in an agile development environment (Scrum, Kanban).

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