PHP Developer

Saxon Global•Covington, KY

About The Position

We are seeking a passionate and experienced PHP Developer to join our team. You will be instrumental in modernizing our applications, focusing on security and performance. This role requires a blend of strong PHP development skills, experience with modern frameworks like Angular, and a deep understanding of application security. You will be a creator, a doer, and a disruptor, helping us build innovative solutions, taking ideas from concept to shippable prototypes, and learning from real-world feedback. We are looking for a self-starter who actively challenges the status quo, is curious, and not afraid to ask "Why" and "What if?". You should be experienced with modern programming languages and frameworks, embrace test-first development, and be adept at using data to make decisions.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of software engineering development experience.
Proven hands-on experience working with PHP 8, Node.js, NPM, Angular 17+, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Git, REST APIs, and modern web application development.
Proven hands-on experience developing Angular applications using Standalone Components, Signals, and modern control flow syntax.
Strong experience maintaining, enhancing, and troubleshooting legacy PHP applications.
Experience modernizing monolithic applications and migrating functionality from PHP-based architectures to Angular and Node.js solutions.
Proven experience identifying, analyzing, and remediating application security vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10 risks.
Experience implementing secure coding practices, authentication, authorization, input validation, and data protection controls.
Experience with relational databases including MySQL.
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with enterprise systems.
Proven experience writing automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and following Test Driven Development (TDD) principles.

Nice To Haves

Angular
Node.js
TypeScript
jQuery
JavaScript
CodeIgniter
Kubernetes and the cloud
Experience with Agile (Scrum or Kanban) methodologies and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
Experience modernizing legacy PHP frameworks such as CodeIgniter as well as custom-built applications.
Experience with application security scanning tools such as Mend, CodeQL and SonarQube.
Experience performing vulnerability remediation and supporting penetration testing efforts.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and containerized application deployments.
Experience with cloud platforms including Azure and AWS.
Experience with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other enterprise identity integrations.
Experience with Github Co-pilot.

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, and automated testing of applications.
Meeting with technology peers, including architecture, to work through technical designs.
Supporting other developers on the team with their work.
Participating in Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand up, Backlog grooming, Retrospective meetings).
Capturing requirements and running or participating in the systems design effort.
Developing maintainable standards and scalable solutions.
Adhering to project timelines, addressing, and resolving technical issues.
Ensuring code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing are completed efficiently and effectively.
Fostering teamwork, motivation, and a spirit of collaboration with project team and business and systems partners.
Reducing security exposure across PHP applications.
Supporting the modernization of applications by converting PHP and jQuery-based functionality to Angular where appropriate.
Mending vulnerability experience with ratings of 8.0 and above.