PHP Developer

JOB DETAILS

POSITION INFORMATION

Job Title: PHP Developer
Status: Open
Job Type: Fulltime
Work Type: Hybrid
C2C Allowed: No
Contract Duration: 1 year

JOB DESCRIPTION

About the Role
We are seeking a Mid-Senior PHP Backend Developer (6 10 years of experience) to join our team in Berkeley Heights, NJ. This is a multi-year contract role (renewed annually) in a hybrid onsite model. Candidates must demonstrate deep backend development expertise, PHP proficiency, and hands-on experience with enterprise-scale, high-performance applications.
Key Responsibilities

Architect, design, and develop robust backend systems using PHP.
Build and optimize RESTful APIs, web services, and integrations across platforms.
Work extensively with modern PHP frameworks (CodeIgniter, Laravel, Symfony, or similar) for backend-heavy workloads.
Develop scalable data processing, caching, and backend logic for enterprise systems.
Collaborate with frontend teams while maintaining a backend-first approach.
Ensure code quality through unit testing, integration testing, and performance tuning.
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend logic for low latency and high availability.
Manage relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) with complex queries and stored procedures.
Implement CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and backend deployment automation.
Enforce best practices in security (OAuth, JWT, API protection), scalability, and enterprise compliance.

Required Qualifications

6 10 years of backend-focused development experience with PHP 7/8.
Strong hands-on expertise with CodeIgniter and exposure to other modern PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, etc.).
Proven experience in building enterprise-scale backend systems, APIs, and integrations.
Solid database design and query optimization experience in SQL/NoSQL environments.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker, Kubernetes.
Working knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS for backend frontend integration.
Strong problem-solving skills, especially in production issue resolution and backend system performance tuning.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed backend systems.
Hands-on with asynchronous processing, queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
Experience in financial or high-volume enterprise applications.

LOCATIONS

1. Berkeley Heigths, NJ

REQUIRED SKILLS

1. PHP

WORK AUTHORIZATION ACCEPTED

1.
2. Permanent Resident
3. EAD
4. H1-B

INTERVIEW ROUNDS

1. Tech Screening
2. Client Interview

NUMBER OF ROUNDS

2

CLIENT & VENDOR DETAILS

Client Name: Fiserv
Vendor: Snakorpio Group

RECRUITER CONTACT

Julianna Hurtado
Email:
Phone:

ClarksTech LLC
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