Mid / Senior PHP Developer
Raw Ideas
Posted 4 days ago
About the role
We are a dedicated small team based in Sydney, focused on delivering high-quality web applications and digital solutions. Our team is passionate about clean code, scalable architecture, and building products that users love.
We’re now looking for a Mid to Senior PHP Developer to join our team. You will be a core member of our development team, helping us to design, test and develop highly functional and scalable web applications. You will be involved in the whole software development life cycle (SDLC) in order to provide high quality and scalable code that exceeds our customers’ requirements.
What You’ll Do
Build and maintain scalable PHP applications using a custom framework based on Hyperf.io and Doctrine, with a focus on upgrading and modernizing legacy systems
Evaluate, design, and lead the implementation of a new CMS to modernize and replace the existing SilverStripe-based systems
Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Write clean, testable, and well-documented code
Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices
Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
What We're Looking For
3 to 5+ years of professional experience in PHP development (Laravel, Symfony or similar frameworks)
Hands-on experience with PHP-Swoole (not OpenSwoole), or a strong understanding of coroutine-based or event-driven programming models in other languages
Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and RESTful APIs
Experience with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and ORM tools
Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tools
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working in Agile environments
Bonus: Experience with JavaScript (React/AngularJS), Docker, AWS, or DevOps tools
Bonus Skills
Experience with Java development
Experience working with Typescript
Proficiency with Tailwind CSS, including experience upgrading legacy SCSS-based stylesheets to Tailwind
React Native experience
What We Offer
Competitive salary based on experience
Flexible working environment, fully remote
The opportunity to work on ambitious and exciting projects
Self-training time to learn/update existing and new skills
About Us
Raw Ideas is a digital agency specialising in developing unique online solutions. We work on exciting and diverse projects for high profile clients such as Telstra, where there's ample opportunity to impact these creative, large-scale projects. If you love a challenge, want to work with a fun, relaxed team and have a positive, can-do-attitude with strong communication skills then this position is for you.
How to apply
Please note that no agency applications will be accepted at this time.
Candidates must have Australian citizenship or Permanent Residency.
For more information contact [email protected]
About Raw Ideas
our skills
an innovative team of professional web geeks
We pride ourselves in developing elegant, impactful and intelligent digital solutions not only for, but with our clients.
Solution-oriented and results-driven, we're here to take your digital brand forward through strategy, design, development, execution and beyond.
our team
A growing team of smart, creative people brought together from all over the world to our Sydney office in the name of technical innovation. Since 1990 Raw Ideas has grown and diversified with our client base, while maintaining at our core a flexibility, responsiveness and general zeal for all things digital. We work hard, play hard, challenge ourselves and each other, continue to learn, explore and reflect together as a team to ensure we are always at the top of our game and consistently delivering solutions we can be proud of.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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