Backend (PHP) Developer

Job Responsibilities:
 Own what you build as you create, test, and refine what’s under the hood of our pages and services,
 Investigate production issues pertaining to customer features to determine root cause and implement solutions,
 Investigate existing queries and write new queries with performance optimization in mind, design and build efficient, scalable systems that are used by millions of people,
 Build well-designed software in a way that is generic, reusable, and easily extensible, as well as solves the business needs and requirements,
 Collaborate with product managers, designers, and software engineers to ensure design vision is maintained, the final markup is standards-compliant, and UI deliverables are completed on time,
 Work with the real-time feedback from our users (external and internal) to make the products better,
 Discover, design, develop, deploy, debug. Repeat!

Requirements:
 Proficiency in web scripting programming with PHP,
 Experience with MySQL Databases,
 Top-notch programming skills in JavaScript and a strong understanding of web fundamentals,
 Design, build and maintain high performance, scalable and secure code,
 Experience with cloud services like AWS is plus,
 Experience with MVC architecture is a plus,
 Knowledge/experience in building an API,
 Solid understanding of the foundations of security and best practices,
 Good grasp of data structures and algorithms,
 Excellent problem-solving skills,
 Take ownership of the backend services, ensure the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness, as well as maintaining code quality, organization and testing/deployment,
 Passionate about technology and willing to develop expertise in an emerging field,
 Strong organizational and communication skills, team player.