Modern Tribe, a specialized team within Liquid Web, operates in an agency model delivering client-facing solutions through project-based work. They need a backend developer to build and inspire a dev team working on innovative and large-scale Laravel and WordPress installations, developing custom solutions for various clients.
Requirements
- Extensive hands-on experience implementing complex WordPress websites and Laravel applications.
- Strong command of modern PHP practices, such as autoloading, dependency management, dependency injection, templating libraries, automated testing, and OOP (including frameworks like Symfony or Laravel).
- Solid understanding of secure, performant coding practices and a comprehensive knowledge of MySQL.
- Experience with at least one automated testing framework.
- Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines
- Experience with server technologies like Redis or ElasticSearch
- Experience with Python
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the project strategist to articulate the best technological solution for the problem at hand
- Architect and develop new features, custom functionality and frontend integration
- Write high quality code with readability, efficiency and maintainability in mind
- Develop and maintain complex Laravel and WordPress based applications
- Implement complex features using modern PHP code and patterns while following standards
- Implement unit testing for key portions of each application
- Code review the work of other developers
Other
- Agency experience - ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-facing environment with billable project work is almost essential for success in this role.
- 5+ years of experience as a backend PHP developer on production sites.
- 2+ years of experience leading technical direction, mentoring developers, and guiding team practices.
- Excellent understanding of the software development life cycle and best practices.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
