Software Engineer (Remote) at Techie Planet Limited

Techie Planet (TP) is an information and communication technology company that provides web and mobile software development, digital transformation & cloud services, and data analytics services. We are a dedicated team of professionals, with expertise in software solutions engineering and business transformation through technology.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineer (Remote)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• We are looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and front applications or users.
• Your primary focus will be the development of server-side logic as necessary and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
• You will also be responsible at times for developing APIs for integrating front-end elements, external applications/services and mobile apps built by your co-workers or externally into applications.
• Some other times, you may be required to do some amount of front-end work so being a full-stack PHP developer is a great advantage on the job.

Responsibilities

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end and mobile app developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP codes and modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration of databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with other team members in brainstorming sessions to define, design, test, and ship new features
• Identify, correct bottlenecks, and fix bugs on new and existing applications
• Help maintain code quality and organization.

Skill Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree or HND in relevant fields.
• 3 -5 years of professional experience as a software developer
• Strong knowledge of PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Yii, etc. and good understanding of the MVC design pattern
• Professional knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
• Good understanding of programming conventions for secure, easily readable and maintainable code
• Good understanding of developing systems with microservice architecture
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind scalable applications for enterprise usage.
• Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Strong knowledge of PHP usage with web services – REST, SOAP, etc.
• Familiarity with SQL / NoSQL databases
• Good understanding of database modelling and relevant tools
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Proficiency in Test Driven Development (TDD) is an advantage
• Ability to work remotely with little or no supervision and commitment to achieving deadlines
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• A good grasp of other languages such as Java or NodeJs is an important and distinct advantage.
• Experience with AWS is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
18th April, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "Software Engineer Application" as the subject of the mail.