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PHP Developer - Cape Town (Hybrid)

Cape Town CBD, South AfricaFound today
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Our client is seeking an experienced PHP Developer to take ownership of a well-established software platform that plays a critical role within its Revenue Systems division. This is an exciting opportunity for a developer who enjoys working with mature production systems, gaining deep technical ownership, and driving the ongoing evolution of a platform used by a growing customer base. The successful candidate will initially focus on knowledge transfer and understanding the existing environment before becoming the internal technical authority responsible for future enhancements, maintenance, and long-term platform development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of a mature PHP-based software platform
  • Participate in structured knowledge transfer from an external development partner
  • Maintain, support, and optimise existing production systems
  • Develop new features and enhancements aligned with business requirements
  • Build and maintain integrations with third-party systems and APIs
  • Ensure software reliability, scalability, and performance
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and platform improvements
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across technical and operational teams
  • Support best practices in software development, testing, and deployment

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience
  • Strong proficiency in PHP 8.0 or later
  • Experience with Laravel and/or Symfony
  • Experience maintaining and improving legacy and custom PHP applications
  • Strong MySQL and/or PostgreSQL database experience
  • Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Knowledge of OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, and secure integration practices
  • Experience with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Submit your CV to [Email Address Removed] or call [Phone Number Removed];. Visit our website for more exciting career opportunities: [URL Removed] Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 4 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Desired Skills:

  • Strong MySQL
  • PHP Developer

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