PHP Developer (Laravel)

Here your code runs in production, not in a drawer: an insurance company software team in Umhlanga. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at an insurance company software team in Umhlanga. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Write unit and integration tests before you merge
• Investigate production bugs using logs and monitoring dashboards
• Document how your features work for support and new developers
• Build and consume REST or GraphQL APIs
• Join daily stand-ups and sprint planning
• Pair with junior developers to unblock them
• Write, test and refactor code in your team's main language

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

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

• Hybrid or fully remote work
• Laptop and data allowance
• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Paid certification exams and learning budget

• Expect a take-home or live coding test, so practise with a timer in the language you listed.
• For each job, name one thing you built and its impact, like "cut checkout load time by 40%".