DistantJob is hiring a
Lead PHP Developer

Summary

Join our client's team to modernize their legacy ERP platform into current-day technologies, building a high-impact API that feeds external and internal applications worldwide. As a lead developer, you'll contribute to design and development, ensure high availability and performance, troubleshoot issues, and oversee merge requests.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience developing enterprise applications using PHP
• At least 3 years of experience designing high-performance, highly available applications and databases
• Minimum 3 years of experience integrating third-party APIs, with additional experience in developing and maintaining RESTful APIs being advantageous
• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries for both Microsoft SQL and MySQL
• At least 3 years of experience with server operating systems, including Windows Server and either RHEL or Debian-based Linux distributions
• Familiarity with technologies such as Docker, RabbitMQ, Elastic Search, Jenkins, and Redis is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of the client's API, supporting both internal systems and external portal
• Create internal tools to streamline and automate repetitive manual processes
• Ensure high availability and performance in the architecture of internal systems
• Utilize various database platforms and work with REST-based APIs
• Troubleshoot issues and implement new features in existing internal tools
• Oversee merge requests, package releases, and deployments (temporarily, until automation is implemented)
• Support sprint planning and management, including leading daily team standups
• Conduct code reviews for developer submissions
• Evaluate deployments and provide insights for sprint retrospectives
• Guide and mentor developers to enhance coding skills and development practices
• Create documentation for development, design, and quality assurance
• Engage in hands-on development work for 40-50% of your time

Preferred Qualifications

Experience as a team lead (with or without the actual title) is strongly preferable, but if you checked off the previous points and feel you're ready for this next step in your career, be our guest!