Svitla Systems Inc.
is looking for a Senior/Principal PHP Engineer for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in Colombia.
Our client is a leading expert network that provides business and government professionals with opportunities to communicate with industry and subject-matter experts to answer research questions.
Requirements:
- 7-10 years of professional experience developing web-based & CLI-based applications in PHP frameworks.
- Experience using open-source PHP (Symfony and its components and/or API platform, or heavy design pattern PHP framework).
- Understanding scaling in LAMP: leveraging Redis, RabbitMQ, and SupervisorD.
- Understanding how to leverage APMs, such as Datadog, to isolate performance bottlenecks.
- Solid knowledge of Git concepts such as branching, merging, pull requests, and conflict resolution utilizing Bitbucket or GitHub.
- Knowledge of Linux, command line, SSH, SFTP, and SCP.
- Problem-solving skills and a proactive work style.
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
- Independent contributor with a drive.
- Collaborative and teamwork-oriented.
- Be accountable for work and take ownership of tasks
- Strategic thinking with proven practical leadership skills.
Nice to have:
- Experience designing fault-tolerant architecture on cloud deployments.
- Experience leveraging issue-tracking systems and wikis for documentation(Jira/Confluence).
- Exposure to Azure, AWS, and GCP PaaS.
- Understanding crafting architecture diagrams in Visio or LucidChart.
Responsibilities:
- Optimize and deliver new features on PHP 8-based CRM applications.
- Help to identify and remediate issues, including refactoring complex SQL/stored procedures.
- Operate with large database schemas, including adding and updating tables and rows using MS SQL Server.
- Write unit tests and documentation.
- Work in an agile environment (2-week cadence) with internal product managers and designers.
- Coordinate with business operations staff, QA, application support, and DevOps teams to triage bugs.