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Mid-Level Backend PHP Developer

Summary

Builds and maintains RESTful APIs and backend services in PHP (Laravel) while collaborating with frontend teams and optimizing databases.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using PHP and modern frameworks (e.g., Laravel or similar).
  • Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration across the application stack.
  • Write clean, maintainable, testable, and well-documented code following established coding standards and best practices.
  • Design, manage, and optimize relational databases, ensuring efficient schema design and high-performance queries.
  • Work with DevOps teams to support deployment pipelines, environment management, and source control processes.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 3+ years of professional PHP development experience.
  • Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and MVC architecture.
  • Solid experience with Laravel or other modern PHP frameworks.
  • Experience using Git and collaborative version control workflows.
  • Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and XML.
  • Experience writing and maintaining unit and feature tests.

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