PHP Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a PHP Engineer to join our team in Spain.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a PHP Engineer, you'll become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. On behalf of our client Ciklum is looking for a PHP Developer to join our team on a full-time basis. Ciklum is building a team to work on various projects whose primary goal is to improve and automate the customer’s business processes, reduce time and efforts required for various operations.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement complex backend features from conception through to deployment, ensuring they meet strategic business objectives
• Write clean, secure, highly testable. scalable and well-documented code that adheres to coding standards and best practices
• Perform comprehensive code reviews to ensure high code quality and facilitate knowledge sharing within the team
• Actively participate in multiple aspects of the SDLC, including planning, development, testing, and deployment
• Assist in upholding and enhancing the team's engineering and quality standards, and support team in adopting these
• Engage in the technical interviewing process

Requirements:

We know that sometimes, you can’t tick every box. We would still love to hear from you if you think you’re a good fit!

• Software Design:
• In-depth understanding of paradigms and principles such as Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), SOLID, and GRASP
• Proficient in documenting complex software solutions through comprehensive technical documentation and detailed diagrams
• Software development:
• Extensive expertise in PHP and knowledge of essential third-party libraries and tools
• Profound knowledge of PHP frameworks like Laravel and in-depth knowledge of their internal architecture
• Deep understanding of RDBMS and NoSQL systems, experience crafting high-performance queries, executing optimizations, and designing database structures
• Practical commercial experience in developing both monolithic and distributed systems
• Quality Assurance:
• Advanced proficiency with PHPUnit and comparable testing frameworks and tools
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous quality enhancement on projects through conducting code reviews, establishing quality metrics, and monitoring them
• Software Deployment:
• Practical experience in utilizing application deployment patterns and tools
• Hands-on experience configuring infrastructure with leading cloud service providers

Personal skills:

• Investigate issues
• Able to work in distributed cross-functional teams effectively
• Plan, schedule and monitor your own work
• Have learning agility (readiness for challenge and being open to change)
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken
• 3-5 years of professional experience

What’s in it for you?

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
• Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up. We are there to support your work-life balance and provide 23 vacation days & short Fridays
• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

Based in Málaga, our team thrives in one of Andalusia’s leading tech hubs. Enjoy a hybrid work setup, the sunny Mediterranean vibe, and endless opportunities to grow your skills on global-scale projects.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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