Senior PHP Developer Legacy Code Specialist
Senior PHP Developer Legacy Code Specialist
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Job Description
Your role
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior PHP Developer to join our development team. You will play a crucial role in refactoring and decoupling a monolithic PHP application that has accumulated significant technical debt. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of PHP experience with legacy codebases and the ability to implement improvements without disrupting daytoday operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Refactor and Optimize: Work extensively on our existing monolithic PHP codebase to refactor optimize and decouple components ensuring longterm maintainability.
Handle Technical Debt: Identify assess and address areas of severe technical debt within the application making incremental improvements.
Documentation and Best Practices: Contribute to improving the documentation of the codebase and advocate for best practices in coding and architecture.
Collaborate: Work closely with two other PHP developers a tech lead and a product owner to ensure that any changes are wellintegrated into the current workflow.
Database Management: Ensure the integrity and performance of our MariaDB databases including writing optimized queries and implementing necessary database refactoring.
CI/CD Implementation: Assist in implementing CI/CD pipelines to automate and streamline deployment processes.
Your profile
Required Skills and Experience:
PHP Expertise: Strong proficiency in PHP 8.0 and prior versions with a deep understanding of the languages intricacies.
Legacy Code Management: Proven experience working with and improving legacy PHP codebases.
Database Skills: Experience with MariaDB including complex query optimization and database schema management.
CI/CD Knowledge: Familiarity with implementing CI/CD pipelines in a PHP environment.
ProblemSolving: Ability to identify potential improvements and implement them in a way that minimizes disruption to current operations.
Team Collaboration: Experience working in a collaborative remote team environments with multiple developers tech leads and product owners.
Documentation: Ability to contribute to and improve documentation for legacy codebases.
NicetoHave:
Experience with other modern PHP frameworks (e.g. Laravel Symfony) for potential future migrations.
Familiarity with frontend technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript) as they relate to PHP applications.
Polish Speaking is a plus
Your benefits
What We Offer:
Competitive salary and benefits
Flexible working hours and the option for remote work
Opportunities for professional growth and development
A supportive and collaborative work environment
Employment Type
Full Time
