Back-end PHP/Laravel Developer - Fast Hire

salary Salary :

R40,001 - 725,000 monthly

icon building Company : Payfast
icon briefcase Job Type : Full Time

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Job Description - Back-end PHP/Laravel Developer - Fast Hire

We are looking for an ambitious Back-end PHP/Laravel Developer to join our dynamic team at PayFast in Cape Town, Western Cape.
Growing your career as a Full-Time Back-end PHP/Laravel Developer is a great opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in creativity, decision-making and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Back-end PHP/Laravel Developer at PayFast today!

About the team 

  • Our team is a small and specialized group of developers, focused on the processing of various payment methods within our stable of products. However we try not to limit our developers, and are keen to promote multiple development languages and skills, to allow developers to transition between teams and products, and expose them to all the tech stacks we offer.
  • We also follow a typical agile methodology, within teams that include Product owners, QA testers, and team leads.

About you 

  • You’d love working with us If you thrive working in a fast-paced environment helping meet the demands of our rapid growth. You will be involved in expanding our existing payment platform and supporting software and building new and exciting features and applications relating to payments, online commerce, fraud detection and security. 
  • You possess strong Laravel skills and a general enthusiasm for web development, the internet and the online payment industry.

You’ll fit in perfectly with our culture if you: 

  • Get energised by a fast-paced environment 
  • Enjoy collaborating in office among your colleagues 
  • Cherish a good work-life balance 
  • Are adaptable and don’t mind a bit of chaos now and again 
  • Regard collaboration as an essential part of getting the job done 
  • Pride yourself as being a self-starter who doesn’t lack motivation 
  • Don’t need to be micromanaged 
  • Take feedback well and use it for self-improvement 
  • Welcome change and new ideas 
  • Value the importance of diversity 

 
What you'll be doing 

  • Support the Technical Manager with development, timeline and architecture decisions
  • Mentor and support the mid-level developers in your team
  • Code review work completed by your team
  • Maintain and enforce company standards and policies
  • Communicating and co-ordinating with external parties relating to development projects
  • Translation of business requirements into detailed designs for implementation
  • Front-end and back-end development using the above technologies
  • Testing and documentation of developed code
  • Maintaining integration tests, unit tests and user acceptance tests
  • Identify and close any potential security risks
  • Refactoring code to improve quality
  • Managing and resolving connectivity issues to supplier systems
  • Internal technical support and administration
  • General client relations and administrative tasks
  • Researching possible innovations or contribute to open-source projects and presenting this to the team

Technologies you'll be exposed to:

  • Micro-Services
  • PHP, Laravel & Lumen
  • JavaScript, Vue.js, jQuery, Node.js
  • PCI (Payments Card Industry) and Data Security Standards
  • Docker
  • Composer
  • Git
  • Jira
  • Ubuntu
  • Webpack, Gulp

What you'll need 

  • At least 3 - 7 years PHP and Laravel development experience working with OOP
  • Working experience of MVC design pattern
  • Working knowledge of MySQL or MariaDB (including transactions and atomicity)
  • A working understanding of Linux
  • Any experience with eCommerce systems a plus
  • Some front-end design experience, but not essential
  • Grade 12 certificate and relevant certifications from an accredited institution
  • Degree in computer science, engineering or related area a plus
  • Be able to operate independently, but also work as a member of a team
  • Be self-motivated and have high energy levels
  • Have strong communications skills
  • Be an analytical thinker with meticulous attention to detail
  • Be able to use initiative in problem-solving
  • Genuine interest and passion about technology
  • Have a sense of humour :-)
  • Active participation in the open-source community is strongly encouraged

Benefits of working as a Back-end PHP/Laravel Developer in Cape Town, Western Cape:


● Learning opportunities
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Competitive salary
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