Network Recruitment
Mid-Level Backend PHP Developer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3+ years of professional PHP development experience.
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and MVC architecture.
- Solid experience with Laravel or other modern PHP frameworks.
- Experience using Git and collaborative version control workflows.
- Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and XML.
- Experience writing and maintaining unit and feature tests.
Full description
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using PHP and modern frameworks (e.g., Laravel or similar).
- Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration across the application stack.
- Write clean, maintainable, testable, and well-documented code following established coding standards and best practices.
- Design, manage, and optimize relational databases, ensuring efficient schema design and high-performance queries.
- Work with DevOps teams to support deployment pipelines, environment management, and source control processes.
Required Skills and Experience
- 3+ years of professional PHP development experience.
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and MVC architecture.
- Solid experience with Laravel or other modern PHP frameworks.
- Experience using Git and collaborative version control workflows.
- Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and XML.
- Experience writing and maintaining unit and feature tests.