Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA)
Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA)
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Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities
ENVIRONMENT:
Join a High-Impact Development Team Working on Scalable Modern Web Platforms. They are an experienced Laravel Developer to join their core engineering team working on a national-scale emergency response dispatch platform used across mobile and web interfaces. This is a key role for someone who enjoys solving real-world challenges owning technical delivery and mentoring a fast-growing team. Youll work across their backend stack contribute to system architecture and lead the implementation of complex features including real-time socket integrations webhook-driven workflows and mobile coordination.
DUTIES:
- Build scalable PHP applications using Laravel (they run both 6.x and 12.x projects)
- Maintain and evolve RESTful and gRPC APIs that support their Android (Kotlin) and iOS (Objective-C) apps
- Implement real-time features using sockets (WebSockets and gRPC bi-directional streams)
- Lead the design and integration of webhook-based systems (both hosted and third-party)
- Optimise PostgreSQL queries manage queue workers and use Redis for caching and job orchestration
- Work on infrastructure-as-code deployment and scaling via Kubernetes and Bitbucket CI/CD on AWS
- Mentor junior developers and help standardise development practices and architectural decisions
- Collaborate on upcoming features like IoT data feeds PTT (Push-to-Talk) and live video stream integrations
- Contribute to debugging cross-platform issues performance tuning and incident response
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5 years of PHP backend experience with solid Laravel knowledge (preferably across LTS versions)
- Experience building and integrating real-time socket-driven systems (e.g. WebSockets or gRPC)
- Proven ability to design scalable secure REST and event-driven APIs
- Strong database skills (PostgreSQL preferred bonus if youve used PostGIS)
- Proficiency with Redis (queueing caching) Docker and CI/CD workflows
- Exposure to webhook architectures (creating and consuming) and handling external service integrations
- An eye for performance and maintainability especially across large-scale deployments
- Bonus: experience with PTT live video/audio feeds IoT data streaming or BLE integrations
- Bonus: experience improving legacy platforms or introducing developer process/tooling improvements
ATTRIBUTES:
- Proactive mindset and strong problem-solving skills
While we would really like to respond to every application should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.
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Desired Experience & Qualification
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
