Lead PHP and Laravel Developer

Title: Lead PHP and Laravel Developer
Location: Dallas, TX
Duration: 6+ months (extendable for long term)

Description:

We are looking for a Lead PHP & Laravel Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by offshore team into the application. In addition the candidate must have,

Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks i.e. Laravel (MUST HAVE)

Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP

Understanding of MVC design patterns

Advance level understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming

Understanding accessibility and security compliance

Understanding of payment gateways such as Stripe and Payment Tech

Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions

Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments

Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system

Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds

Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes

Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Gi

Strong understanding of Infrastructure build-out for application deployment