PHP Developer (Laravel)

Here your code runs in production, not in a drawer: a logistics software company in Johannesburg CBD. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Write unit and integration tests before you merge
• Pick up tickets from the sprint board and estimate the work
• Handle personal data safely, with POPIA rules in mind
• Build and consume REST or GraphQL APIs
• Write, test and refactor code in your team's main language
• Design database tables and write efficient SQL queries

• Experience writing automated tests
• A computer science or IT qualification, or a portfolio that proves you can build
• Commercial experience in at least one of PHP, C#, Java, Python or JavaScript
• You can explain technical choices to non-technical people
• Solid Git habits: branches, pull requests and meaningful commit messages
• Stable internet and a quiet workspace for remote days

• Knowledge of secure coding and the OWASP Top 10
• Cloud certification on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
• Experience in regulated sectors such as banking or medical schemes

• Paid certification exams and learning budget
• Hybrid or fully remote work
• Laptop and data allowance
• Performance bonus

• Start your CV with your stack in one line, such as "C#, .NET 8, SQL Server, Azure", then your years on it.
• Expect a take-home or live coding test, so practise with a timer in the language you listed.