• Location: England
  • Salary: ZAR500000 - ZAR800000 per annum + Benefits
  • Technology: PHP Jobs
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Date Posted: 6th Sep, 2019
  • Reference: REMPHPCP3456
Job Type: PHP Developer


Contact name: Liam Burrell

Telephone: +27 87 237 9834

Salary: Up to £100,000 per annum


We are looking for PHP Developer's focused on the server side to help improve core platform services and ultimately build a next generation system.


* Maintaining our custom website framework and making adhoc requests to specific sites
* Adding new features to the website framework and to the CMS
* Improving performance of the websites
* Working closely with frontend team to assist with changes that require PHP functionality
* Working on the development of various small internal applications as required
* Implement unit testing on new and existing code
* Diagnosing and fixing production issues
* Taking part in code reviews
* Finding better ways that we can get things done
* Working remotely


* 3+ years commercial experience of PHP
* Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
* 2+ years writing raw SQL beyond just simple select statements and using PHP with MySQL
* Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
* Understanding of MVC design patterns
* Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
* Familiarity with Unit and Integration testing
* Good interpersonal skills and a great team attitude
* Proactive and highly motivated with the ability to quickly learn and adapt.

Ideal candidate would have:

* Strong knowledge of the Laravel PHP web framework
* Strong knowledge of common PHP or web server exploits, and their solutions
* Experience with Jira or Wrike or similar project management tool
* Experience using a modern JavaScript framework (we are just starting to use Angular but experience in React, Vue or similar is good too)
* Experience migrating legacy codebases to cleaner architectures and modern frameworks
* Some experience of the online casino industry
