Senior PHP Software Engineer

About the role

E‑Konsult is seeking a Senior PHP Software Engineer to design, develop, test and maintain scalable, secure web applications, primarily for the power and energy sector. You will work closely with product managers, analysts, designers and fellow developers to deliver high‑performance solutions that meet business needs.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement robust PHP applications using modern frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to analyse requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Write clean, efficient, well‑documented code following coding standards.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve defects, performance issues and production incidents.
• Develop and integrate APIs, databases and third‑party services.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, deployment and continuous improvement activities.
• Stay up‑to‑date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience as a PHP Software Engineer.
• Experience building enterprise applications; experience in the power/energy sector is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills.

Required skills

• PHP 7+ and Object‑Oriented Programming
• Yii1, Yii2, Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter
• MySQL and database design, SQL optimisation
• Linux environment
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Vue.js, React, Angular)
• Git version control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
• RESTful API development (SOAP knowledge a plus)
• Secure coding practices and performance optimisation
• SaaS deployment experience
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
• Java (added advantage)