PHP / Laravel Developer (Remote) at Founders Factory Africa (FFA)

Founders Factory Africa (FFA) is a pan-African company investing in transformative early-stage ventures, from founders with an idea to ventures raising a Seed round.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: PHP / Laravel Developer

Location: Abuja (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for a motivated PHP / Laravel developer to help us build our web app.
• You will design and develop the backend for the projects utilizing the Laravel framework and PHP in this job.
• You will collaborate with the team to create high-quality online apps, services, and tools for our company.
• You will also be responsible for developing and managing databases and performing backend and UI testing on apps to enhance speed as well as manage the overall architecture.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the User Experience (UX) team
• Knowledge of database design and querying using MySQL, SOLID principles and REST API design
• Utilize backend data services and contribute to increase existing data services API
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools
• Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues
• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components
• Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and project manager
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development

Requirements

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, or comparable experience
• Thorough mastery of the fundamentals: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Solid experience working with PHP, the most recent Laravel version, and SOLID Principle, as well as other web frameworks
• Demonstrated proficiency in API service management (REST and SOAP), OOP (Object-oriented Programming), and MVC
• Proven familiarity with unit testing technologies such as PHPSpec, PHPUnit, and Behat
• Solid working understanding of database architecture and query optimization (MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB and DynamoDB)
• Working knowledge of server technologies (Apache, Nginx, PHP-FPM) and cloud servers (Azure, AWS, Linode, Digital Ocean, Rackspace, etc.)
• Superior communication and problem-solving abilities.

Salary
N400,000 - N600,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.