Senior Backend Engineer - PHP & Laravel
Tagaddod is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with a strong background in PHP to join our dynamic Software Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the server-side logic of our web-based applications, ensuring high performance, scalability, and responsiveness to requests from both the front-end and mobile apps. You will collaborate closely with our Frontend and Mobile Engineers to build robust, reliable, and scalable applications that offer a seamless user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain server-side code and databases for web applications using PHP
- Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to design and implement scalable, efficient system architectures tailored to business requirements.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain code quality, scalability, and security.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and bugs in a timely manner.
- Write unit and integration tests using PHPUnit or similar tools to ensure the reliability and stability of the codebase.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, with a strong focus on PHP development.
- Proficiency with PHP frameworks such as Laravel.
- Solid experience with relational databases MySQL, including writing complex queries and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies, including Livewire, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
- Hands-on experience with building and integrating REST APIs, GraphQL, and third-party services.
- Basic knowledge of CI/CD is a plus.
- Strong understanding of version control systems like Git and best practices in branching and merging.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.