PHP Developer/Sr. Developer

JoVE is the world-leading producer and provider of science video solutions with the mission to improve scientific research and education. Millions of scientists, educators and students use JoVE for their research, teaching and learning. Our institutional clients comprise over 1,000 universities, colleges, and biopharma companies, including such leaders as Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Stanford. As a rapidly growing company, with offices in the USA, UK, Australia, and India servicing clients in over 60 countries, we are seeking talented and ambitious individuals to join our company.

Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Fullstack Engineer to join our team, working closely with the global content platform and new initiatives team. Your primary focus will be on developing new products, creating prototypes, and exploring novel use cases with emerging technologies. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with product managers and the platform team to drive innovation, rapidly develop new applications, and push the boundaries of what's possible with cutting-edge tech. If you're passionate about pioneering solutions and want to shape our company's future through creative exploration of new possibilities, we want you on board.

Responsibilities

• Take a lead role in the full software development lifecycle for assigned applications, encompassing design, hands-on engineering, prototype development, and code reviews.
• Mentor and guide engineering peers while driving transformation within various technology domains.
• Serve as an engineering leader on an agile team, focusing on building scalable software solutions through consistent development practices, including tools, common components, and documentation.
• Lead and manage code reviews, ensuring high-quality codebase.
• Promote engineering excellence, particularly in the realm of automated unit testing.
• Collaborate closely with product owners to define product and engineering roadmaps.
• Tackle software debugging and identify code defects for remediation.
• Oversee the deployment, support, and monitoring of software in both development and production environments.
• Contribute to the automation of deployment processes in various environments.
• Work towards ensuring that all applications can scale and explore self-healing solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with web application frameworks such as Symfony, Laravel, React, or similar. GraphQL experience is a plus.
• Experience with data-driven architecture and systems design, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency utilizing SQL, NoSQL, in-memory, and distributed SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, AuroraDB)
• Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs, external frameworks, and libraries
• Expert-level understanding and implementation of cloud-native architectures (AWS serverless or containers preferred) at scale in production
• Demonstrated understanding and implementation of software design principles such as SOLID and DRY with Software as a Service (SaaS), multi-tenancy application development
• Embraces the concepts of Agile Scrum software development and its related collaboration and issue-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Rally)
• Experience working in a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD) model, including GitHub and CI pipeline automation tools
• Ability to triage and resolve incidents and lead incident investigations.
• Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to and be a voice of reason.

Why Join JoVE?

• When working with JoVE, you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market
• You will make a direct impact in accelerating science research and in improving student learning in science education
• Opportunity to work with global teams and in an environment that promotes innovation and collaboration
• Our strong promotion from within culture draws a clear path to advance your career with us

We are searching for a Laravel developer to build web applications for our company. In this role, you will design and create projects using the Laravel framework and PHP, and assist the team in delivering high-quality web applications, services, and tools for our business.

To ensure success as a Laravel developer you should be adept at utilizing Laravel's GUI and be able to design a PHP application from start to finish. A top-notch Laravel developer will be able to leverage their expertise and experience with the framework to independently produce complete solutions in a short turnaround time.

Laravel Developer Responsibilities:

• The discussing project aims with the client and development team.
• Designing and building web applications using Laravel.
• Troubleshooting issues in the implementation and debug builds.
• Working with front-end and back-end developers on projects.
• Testing functionality for users and the backend.
• Ensuring that integrations run smoothly.
• Scaling projects based on client feedback.
• Recording and reporting on work done in Laravel.
• Maintaining web-based applications.
• Presenting work in meetings with clients and management.

Laravel Developer Requirements:

• A degree in programming, computer science, or a related field.
• Experience working with PHP, performing unit testing, and managing APIs such as REST.
• A solid understanding of application design using Laravel.
• Knowledge of database design and querying using SQL.
• Proficiency in HTML and JavaScript.
• Practical experience using the MVC architecture.
• A portfolio of applications and programs to your name.
• Problem-solving skills and critical mindset.
• Great communication skills.
• The desire and ability to learn.