Laverel Developer

SUMMARY:
Durbanville. My client is a leading developer of Industrial Strength eCommerce solutions for Industry Leaders of 24/7 retail in South Africa.  Their growth now demands a mid to senior level Back-end PHP / Laravel Developer, reporting to the Development Manager.
 
About The Team 
A small passionate group of developers, building state of the art bespoke solutions. Encouraging their developers to turn a blind eye to any limits to their own potential. Your insatiable need for continued growth encompassing multiple development languages and skills, supports fluid transition between projects and products. Full tech. stack exposure guaranteed.

POSITION INFO:
About You
Do you enjoy the visceral excitement of the hunt for the fastest and most efficient code to perform the task?
Do you chuckle deep down when you realize you thrive in a fast-paced environment?
Are you the code-warrior “silent assassin” slashing through code zombies hum-drumming their way through mundane segments?

Your non-negotiables you bring to the table - Strong Laravel skills - Your commitment to web development, the internet and the “rubber meets the road” world of Ecommerce.

You will fit in perfectly with the culture if you:

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Enjoy collaborating in office among your colleagues
• Cherish a good work-life balance
• Are adaptable and don’t mind a bit of chaos now and again
• Regard collaboration as an essential part of getting the job done
• Pride yourself as being a self-starter who does not lack motivation
• Don’t need to be micromanaged
• Take feedback well and use it for self-improvement
• Welcome change and new ideas
• Value the importance of diversity

• Support the Technical Manager with development
• Maintain and enforce company standards and policies
• Communicating and coordinating with external parties relating to development projects
• Translation of business requirements into detailed designs for implementation
• Front-end and back-end development using the above technologies
• Testing and documentation of developed code
• Maintaining integration tests, unit tests and user acceptance tests
• Identify and close any potential security risks
• Refactoring code to improve quality
• Managing and resolving connectivity issues to supplier systems
• Internal technical support and administration
• General client relations and administrative tasks
• Researching possible innovations or contribute to open-source projects and presenting this to the team

• PHP, Laravel
• JavaScript, jQuery, Vuejs
• Tailwind
• Composer
• Git
• Livewire
• AWS, E6
• Laravel Vapor

• At least 5 years PHP and Laravel development experience working with OOP
• Working experience of MVC design pattern
• Working knowledge of MySQL or MariaDB
• Working experience integrating 3rd party API services
• Experience with writing API end points.
• Write clean, well-documented code.
• Any experience with eCommerce systems a plus
• Some front-end design experience, working with Tailwind CSS
• Grade 12 certificate and relevant certifications from an accredited institution
• Degree or Diploma in computer science, engineering or related area a plus
• Be able to operate independently, but also work as a member of a team
• Be self-motivated and have high energy levels
• Have strong communications skills
• Be an analytical thinker with meticulous attention to detail
• Be able to use initiative in problem-solving
• Genuine interest and passion about technology
• Have a sense of humor :-)