Job Description

Intermediate Backend PHP Software Engineer
2025-10-20 - 2025-11-19
Permanent
JHB001157
Telecommunications
Gauteng, Johannesburg
R 50 000 - R 65 000 Monthly Cost To Company ((includes medical aid and provident fund))
Role: Intermediate Backend PHP Software Engineer
Location: Remote (must be based in South Africa - open to South African citizens / residents only)
Type: Full-time | Industry: SaaS | Level: Intermediate
A leading Digital Communications SaaS company that started from humble beginnings 20+ years ago has grown into a trusted messaging and marketing powerhouse platform with teams across South Africa and growing its global footprint. They have received many prestigious accolades to their name over the years and offer a supportive, empowering, rewarding and innovation culture built on flexibility, openness and trust.
Intermediate Backend PHP Developer with expertise in event-driven architectures to join a dynamic development team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building robust, scalable, and secure backend applications using PHP, Laravel, and MySQL, with a focus on modern software development principles.
What you will do:
Design and Develop Robust Backend Applications: Build modular, maintainable, and scalable backend solutions using PHP, Laravel, and MySQL.
Implement Secure Data Exchange: Create API endpoints, APIs, and microservices to facilitate seamless data exchange between frontend applications.
Ensure High Availability and Scalability: Develop, deploy, and monitor backend services to guarantee high availability, scalability, and performance.
Implement Workflow Automation: Design and maintain job management systems with workflow automation and worker allocation capabilities.
Monitor and Optimize Performance: Continuously monitor and optimize backend performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes as needed.
Integrate Real-time Data Processing: Integrate Kafka and message queues for real-time data processing and efficient communication between microservices.
Requirements:
Matric Essential
Bachelor degree or equivalent ideal
Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in building and maintained multiple backend applications using PHP, Laravel, and MySQL.
Microservices Expertise: Designed and implemented scalable microservices architecture to improve system performance and availability.
Secure coding practices: Follow secure coding practices, implemented secure data exchange mechanisms, such as API validation and encryption.
Performance management: Optimize database queries and indexing to improve performance under heavy loads. Use message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ) and event busses to handle asynchronous tasks and decouple services from each other.

Skills Required