PHP Laravel Developer

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are seeking an innovative and engaged PHP developer who is motivated, creative, and fun to assist in developing our custom CakePHP and Laravel PHP web applications.

• Full-Time, 8a-5p 
• Company-provided MacBook Pro, Internet stipend, etc
• Must be located in Islamabad and be legally eligible to work for us
• Travel is required for different assignments 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Minor and major application feature development
• Assist stakeholders in developing feature specifications
• Plan, code, test, and deploy new features/applications/projects/modules/plugins
• Troubleshoot application bugs and determine resolutions
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve performance and reliability
• Suggest improvements, security needs, best practices, etc (your voice will be heard)

• Must have experience of working in PHP Frameworks like Laravel, MVC, Codeigniter, Angular JS.

Must have worked with JavaScript framework like jQuery, MySQL, HTML5, CSS

Specification:

• Interview will be technical and may include written code tasks.
• Must Have Good experience of working in Laravel Framework.
• JavaScript, PHP, CSS3, HTML5, Laravel, CodeIgniter, MVC, MySQL

REQUIREMENTS

Self-management and time management are critical in this role. Without it, you will not be successful. Other requirements include:

• 2+years experience with PHP, Modern Backend Framework (CakePHP, Laravel, Symfony, etc.), Modern Front End Framework (Vue, jQuery, Angular, etc.), HTML5, SASS & CSS
• A communication pro - must be able to explain technical issues to a non-technical person, pleasantly (we are always on Slack with stakeholders)
• Comfortable with writing, editing, and maintaining Unit/Feature tests
• Highly attentive to details, able to cross all the t's and dot all the i's and help review/fix others
• There is direct project oversight, but you are expected to take ownership of your work and your projects, establish deadlines, and communicate progress proactively
• Eager to research and learn in a self-directed way (always improving)
• Easygoing, fun, and a team player - must be able to comprehend highly-advanced forms of sarcasm

PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED

Although not required, the ideal candidate would also have:

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Computer Science
• An active github account with open source contributions
• A well thought out preference for Star Wars or Star Trek
• Working knowledge of xkcd comic strip or similar

We prefer a great/interested/excited programmer with less experience to an unmotivated or unengaged programmer with tons of experience.