PHP Engineer

• Experience across the board with a strong depth of knowledge in building PHP based applications for the cloud 
• Good understanding of how to build performant, resilient, decoupled software systems with high standards on code maintainability 
• Experience using Agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini CLI, etc.) 
• Passion for collaborating and experience in leading and mentoring junior team members 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers. 
• Ability to write code and leading design decisions by engaging in POCs and high performant, critical code components 
• Good understanding on service-oriented and micro-services architecture 
• Knowledge of open-source libraries, tools and frameworks 
• A structured approach to problem solving and an ability to critically assess a range of data points to identify the true root cause of issues and to design viable solutions 
• Applied understanding of tech obsolescence, regulatory compliance and privacy requirements 
• Advanced knowledge of database optimisation techniques, indexing, and query performance tuning for MySQL relational databases. 
• Proven AWS experience (e.g., S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito) is highly desired, with familiarity in cloud-native application development. 
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace) to ensure application reliability and uptime. 
• Good understanding of Cybersecurity principles (e.g. OWASP10), security standards and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001), and secure coding practices. Secure Code Warrior experience is a bonus.

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