PHP Developer

Job Title

PHP Developer

Experience

2–6 Years (Can be adjusted based on the role)

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled PHP Developer to design, develop, test, and maintain scalable web applications. The ideal candidate should have experience with PHP frameworks, MySQL databases, RESTful APIs, and modern front-end technologies. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to build secure, high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications using PHP.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code following coding standards.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Build and maintain backend modules and business logic.
• Optimize application performance and database queries.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, QA engineers, and product teams.
• Perform code reviews and maintain technical documentation.
• Implement security best practices to protect applications.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and sprint planning.

Required Technical Skills

Programming Languages

• PHP (7.x/8.x)
• JavaScript
• HTML5
• CSS3
• SQL

PHP Frameworks

• Laravel
• CodeIgniter
• Symfony (preferred)
• Yii (preferred)

Database Technologies

• MySQL
• MariaDB
• PostgreSQL (preferred)
• MongoDB (basic knowledge)

Front-End Technologies

• Bootstrap
• jQuery
• AJAX
• Vue.js (preferred)
• React (basic knowledge)

API Development

• RESTful APIs
• JSON
• API Authentication (JWT, OAuth)
• Third-party API integration

Version Control

• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Bitbucket

Web Servers

• Apache
• Nginx

Development Tools

• Composer
• Postman
• Visual Studio Code
• PHPStorm
• Xdebug

Preferred Skills

• Laravel Livewire
• Docker
• Redis
• Memcached
• RabbitMQ
• Elasticsearch
• CI/CD pipelines
• Linux server administration
• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Daily Responsibilities

• Develop new application features.
• Fix bugs and optimize existing applications.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests.
• Review code and ensure coding standards are followed.
• Integrate external APIs and payment gateways.
• Monitor application performance.
• Update project documentation.
• Collaborate with QA during testing and deployments.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication
• Team collaboration
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Continuous learning mindset

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Laravel Certification (if available)
• PHP Certification (Zend or equivalent)
• AWS Certified Developer (preferred)
• MySQL Database Certification (preferred)

Tools & Technologies

• PHP
• Laravel
• CodeIgniter
• Symfony
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• JavaScript
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Bootstrap
• Git
• Docker
• Composer
• Postman
• Apache
• Nginx
• Redis
• VS Code
• PHPStorm

KPIs

• On-time feature delivery
• Code quality and maintainability
• Application performance
• Bug resolution time
• API response time
• Test coverage
• Security compliance
• Customer satisfaction

Typical Interview Topics

• PHP OOP concepts (Classes, Inheritance, Polymorphism)
• PHP 8 features
• Laravel architecture (MVC, Eloquent ORM, Middleware)
• Routing and Controllers
• Dependency Injection
• Authentication and Authorization
• Session and Cookie management
• REST API development
• MySQL indexing and query optimization
• SQL Joins and Transactions
• Composer and package management
• Git workflows
• Design patterns (Repository, Factory, Singleton)
• Security (SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF)
• Caching with Redis
• Performance optimization
• Unit testing with PHPUnit

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Microservices architecture
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
• GraphQL
• Elasticsearch
• CI/CD using Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Payment gateway integration (Stripe, PayPal)
• Cloud deployment and monitoring