Excellent knowledge of modern PHP (SOLID, OOP, autoloading, composer, dependency injection)
Level appropriate knowledge of the internals of Laravel (or Symfony) – including request lifecycle, containers, validation, job handling, security, DBAL (Eloquent or Doctrine), package development.
Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills – Xdebug, query monitors, debug bar usage.
Multi-year experience of backend web development. Appropriate knowledge in PHP and Laravel or similar MVC frameworks (Symfony, Yii, etc).
Strong knowledge of JavaScript. If you have worked with a frontend framework such as Vue/Angular in the past, it is a plus point – we are looking for a backend dev primarily but having frontend knowledge is always welcome.
Knowledgeable regarding good database design and proficient in writing SQL queries.
Ability to prioritize and manage deliverables with specified timelines.
Understanding of developing unit tests with PHPUnit would be great.
Experience reviewing, maintaining, and upgrading legacy systems.
Digital Ocean, AWS, or other cloud provider experience is preferred.