Fullstack Engineer - PHP

The Job: 

We are looking for an inspired full-stack developer who enjoys tailoring solutions to unique challenges and appreciates the beauty of automation to join our equally ambitious team of software engineers. LittleLives is a leading education technology company used in over a thousand preschools in 10 countries, and we are looking to expand our engineering team!

What you will be doing: 

• Develop full-stack services in PHP and Typescript for in our existing application
• Push the boundaries of modern PHP on our full-stack applications
• R&D novel and ingenious solutions to creating enhanced user experiences tailored to a multitude of global regions
• Continuously enhance the app with the latest code-improving methodologies available
• Use modern DevOps tools and automate everything with Docker and our Kubernetes clusters

Here's what you can achieve with us: 

• Make running a service that is consumed by hundreds of thousands of users look effortless with an efficient and autoscaled infrastructure
• Expertly maintain end-to-end monitoring of our applications
• Further develop solid developer operation practices like collaborative documentation, peer review and automated testing
• Hone your security experience through closely working with our senior DevOps and external consultants

Your Skills and Experience 

Must have: 

• Deep expertise in PHP 7, Typescript, MySQL
• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks like CakePHP, Laravel, Yii
• Containers are first class in your apps
• Understanding of MVC design pattern
• Write clean, maintainable and high performance PHP code
• Familiar with a wide range of performance optimization solutions
• Strong understanding of vanilla front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Sound coding practices with tools such as git, unit testing, CI/CD, service oriented architecture
• Linux confidence
• Solid understanding of information security