Senior PHP Software Engineer

Work experience 5 Work type Category Software Engineering Join us as a Senior PHP Developer and leverage your extensive experience in Laravel to drive excellence in web development and deliver cutting-edge solutions.
REQUIREMENTS

— Minimum of 5 years coding skills in PHP

— Strong knowledge of PHP 8+ and frameworks like Laravel/Symfony/Yii

— Full-stack awareness from front-end to database design and development

— Strong understanding of relational databases (MySql, Postgres, etc), SQL, and database/schema design

— Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular.js, Vue.js, ReAct etc.

— Good understanding of design patterns

— Ability to consume and create APIs and web services using REST

— Passionate about writing well-structured, efficient and maintainable code, actively keeping the quality of the code base and test suite in check.

— Understanding and/or experience in Test Driven Development (TDD)

— Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

— Experience in integration of distributed systems

— Experience in a Continuous Delivery environment

— Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

— A great eye for code quality

— Highly motivated self-starter with strong attention to detail and proven ability to prioritize and scope work.

— Excellent logic, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

— Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

— Extra points for experience with AWS products

— Extra points for expertise in microservice architectural patterns and design, container technologies & event queue technologies

RESPONSIBILITIES

— Building new products from scratch

— Designing and coding the architecture of our core systems

— Developing code that is a joy to work with.

— Work on high-scalable products with PHP7 hosted on a cloud-based infrastructure

— Build and provide internal & external RESTful APIs

— Maintain and Expand the test coverage

— Constantly challenge and expand your knowledge of reliable software architecture, programming and new technologies

— Work with agile processes that are adapted to the team’s and project’s needs

— Exchange your knowledge with other developers and be part of our team

Tech Stack

• Framework: laravel
• Containerization: docker
• DB: mysql
• Cache: redis
• Staging environment: aws
• CI/CD: laravel deployer, github

WHAT WILL YOU GET WITH KINDGEEK

We want you to thrive and feel supported

• Professional growth: at Kindgeek, we want our employees to grow and achieve ambitious professional goals. We support professional development with training and certification refunds and provide regular feedback and technical reviews.
• Benefits package: Kindgeek offers all team members competitive compensation and a benefits package that includes 18 working days of fully paid vacation, 10 compensated by 50% sick leaves without a note from the doctor, and an opportunity to take study leaves. Depending on how long you stay in the company, you can receive different health insurance packages from our partners.
• Personal growth: as a part of our team, you will have access to corporate English courses with a 50% reimbursement, take advantage of our offline library and access a large selection of corporate training and classes. Also, every employee can request any internal or external training or certification if it applies to his or her work responsibilities.
• Geek community: at Kindgeek, we value community – even in the full-scale invasion times, we take every opportunity to stick together. Our geeks organise various online and offline clubs – from stretching and skiing to English. We volunteer together and support each other.
• Flexibility: Kindgeek offers a hybrid working model. Team members can work remotely or from the office or Kindgeek London Hub – an innovative cafe-style co-working in Lviv (its pet-friendly!).

We encourage you to apply

At Kindgeek, we encourage everyone to apply – regardless of nationality, race, gender, marital status, disability, sexual identity, or religion. We are growing into an inclusive, equal-opportunity company where only professionalism, competence, and ideas matter. We are committed to supporting mobilised employees and veterans joining Kindgeek and facilitating their career development. We aim to bring equal opportunities to all team members and candidates – especially those underrepresented in technological companies.