Senior PHP Developer Job at Decagon

Decagon is an Elite Software Development Training Institute that runs a 6-month intense software and leadership training, focused on transforming Nigerian youths to world-class software developers and leaders in the tech industry even if they cannot pay.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior PHP Developer

Job Location: Remote
Contract Type: Full-Time/ Permanent / Part-Time
Reports to: CTO

About the Job

• Are you ready to be a part of changing the ecosystem of tech in Nigeria?
• Decagon is looking for a Senior PHP Developer to develop ideas, strategize concepts and extend the company’s skill base in emerging technologies.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Able to translate UIs into markup languages. HTML & CSS.
• Finalizing back-end features and testing web applications.
• Writing back-end code and building efficient PHP modules.
• Troubleshooting application and code issues.
• Integrating data storage solutions.
• Updating and altering application features to enhance performance

Skills / Requirements

• At least 5 years experience as a hands-on developer in a senior developer role.
• Experience in the practical application of a range of software development methodologies.
• Excellent PHP7 & Javascript.
• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming.
• Previous experience creating scalable applications.
• Proficient with code versioning tools including Git, Mercurial, CVS, and SVN.
• Excellent MVC web applications experience.
• Strong Enterprise Architecture experience.
• A thorough, broad, innovative knowledge and understanding of the internet and emerging technologies and standards.
• Attention to detail and being able to work with deadlines.
• Confidence to present ideas to both colleagues and clients.
• Ability to work on several projects at one time and manage workflow.
• Documenting functional and non-functional technical requirements.
• Keep up-to-date with latest trends, innovations, cultures and new technical developments/changes within the industry.

Benefits of Working at Decagon

• Decagon offers an energized, upbeat work environment that strongly fosters employee work-life balance.
• A work culture that rewards goal-oriented professionals who enjoy meeting challenges head-on.
• Competitive Salary.
• Pension and Health Plan.
• But more importantly, an opportunity to transform the Software Engineering Ecosystem within Nigeria and beyond.