Aitechma Recruitment for Backend Developer - PHP / Laravel

Aitechma is one of the most trusted names in the IT space delivering technology innovation in Africa. Our digital transformation strategies, problem-solving benchmarks and agile business models, enable our clients to digitize, scale, and transform into high-performance businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Backend Developer - PHP / Laravel
Job Location: Ogba, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• We are looking for a motivated PHP / Laravel developer to come join our agile team of professionals
• If you are passionate about technology, constantly seeking to learn and improve skillset, then you are the type of person we are looking for
• We are offering superb career growth opportunities, great compensation and benefits

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based PHP applications on portal plus premium service platforms
• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the User Experience (UX) team
• Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools
• Utilize backend data services and contribute to increasing existing data services API
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post-launch support
• Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues
• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components
• Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as a liaison between development staff and project manager
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development

Requirements and Qualifications

• Previous working experience as a PHP / Laravel developer for (1 - 3) year(s)
• B.Sc / M.Sc degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or relevant field
• In-depth knowledge of object-oriented PHP and Laravel 5 PHP Framework
• Hands-on experience with SQL schema design, SOLID principles, REST API design
• Software testing (PHPUnit, PHPSpec, Behat)
• MySQL profiling and query optimization
• Creative and efficient problem solve