Senior PHP Developer
About the role
CodeLK is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to join their engineering team. The role involves developing and maintaining scalable PHP web applications, designing and building RESTful APIs and backend services, and working with databases such as MySQL/MariaDB. The developer will write clean, maintainable, and secure code, troubleshoot and optimize existing applications, participate in code reviews and technical discussions, collaborate with various teams, and contribute to system architecture and technical decisions. Candidates should have significant professional experience in PHP development, strong knowledge of modern PHP frameworks, and experience with REST APIs, Git, and front-end technologies. The position is based in Sri Lanka with a hybrid work arrangement.
Must have
- 5+ years of professional PHP development experience
- Strong experience with PHP and modern PHP frameworks
- Strong knowledge of MySQL/MariaDB
- Experience developing and integrating REST APIs
- Good understanding of Git
- Experience with JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Strong understanding of software development best practices
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical tasks
- Good communication and problem-solving skills
Nice to have
- Laravel / CodeIgniter experience
- Docker and CI/CD experience
- Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Experience working with distributed or offshore teams
- Experience with enterprise or government applications
Technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- CI/CD
- CSS
- DevOps
- Docker
- GCP
- Git
- HTML
- JavaScript
- Laravel
- MariaDB
- MySQL
- PHP
- REST
Highlights
The role is hybrid and based in Sri Lanka. Employment is full-time. Experience with Laravel, Docker, cloud platforms, and distributed teams is considered a plus.
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