Jr. Full-Stack / Backend Developer

3-6 years experience in Full-Stack Development

US Full Time

We are seeking a Full-Stack / Backend Junior Developer to join our team and contribute to the maintenance and expansion of a large-scale application. In this role, you will work on a variety of backend tasks, including database management, API integration, and writing clean, efficient code. If you have a deep understanding of PHP, MVC frameworks, and database management, along with experience in optimizing and maintaining APIs, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and expand the functionality of a large, existing web application.
• Develop and optimize PHP-based code, using MVC frameworks to build scalable and maintainable applications.
• Work extensively with MySQL/MariaDB or similar relational databases, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity.
• Integrate third-party APIs (including payment gateways and other services) into applications.
• Create and maintain APIs for use by other services or teams.
• Write and optimize code to handle medium to large datasets efficiently.
• Collaborate with front-end teams, leveraging a solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Apply unit and integration testing principles to ensure code quality and stability.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline implementation to streamline development and deployment workflows.
• Administer Unix-based systems and services to support the application environment.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in PHP and experience with PHP MVC frameworks (Phalcon experience is a plus).
• Experience using Laravel in last two years (this is a requirement)
• Extensive experience with relational databases, particularly MySQL/MariaDB
• Proficiency in creating and integrating REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Node.js is a plus.
• Experience with unit and integration testing methodologies.
• Understanding and experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong ability to write clean, readable, and maintainable code.

If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can make an impact on large-scale applications, we’d love to have you join our team!