Position: Lead PHP Software Engineer for IMVU
Company: Proxet
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Skills and Experience:

— Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience;
— A firm grasp of Computer Science fundamentals including object oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis;
— 6+ years of web API development:
4+ years developing APIs in scripting languages (PHP, Python, Ruby, or JavaScript);
1+ years in modern PHP (7+);
— Extensive experience with and knowledge of [multi-tier] applications and RESTful APIs;
— Knowledgeable of real-time web UI technology (ex. WebSockets, HTTP/2, pub/sub, messaging brokers);
— Developed consumer applications that have handled significant public traffic (10k+ daily active users);
— Experience with REST API documentation strategies (Swagger, PHPDoc).

As a plus

— Familiarity with Slim and REST API frameworks for PHP;
— Professional Experience in .NET/C# server-side development;
— 1+ years of full-stack Web UI development (modern javascript frontend frameworks);
— Knowledge of data pipelining and pub/sub architectures;
— Experience in data architecture: SQL databases, caching, sharding;
— Knowledge of DevOps systems, CI/CD, deployment pipeline.

We offer

— Challenging work in an international professional environment;
— The long-standing team as this is for a long term project;
— Competitive salary;
— Flexible work-from-home & remote work policy;
— Mastering the English language with a native speaker;
— 40-hour work week with flexible working hours;
— PE accounting and support;
— 20 paid vacation days per year;
— 14 paid sick days per year;
— Collaborative friendly team environment;
— Cozy fully equipped office space in the city center.

Responsibilities

— Build software that powers the experience of millions of users;
— Design sophisticated solutions and deploy your own code to production;
— Adapt to a diverse set of backend technologies (Redis, Memcache, Elastic Search, domain-specific languages, and many more);
— Work with a team of highly-motivated server and client engineers;
— Set teamwide best practices for PHP code quality and API architecture;
— Set standards for internal API documentation and development workflows.

Project description

Proxet is a full-service Digital Design and Development firm with over a decade of successful product deployments. We specialize in solutions for complex data problems, machine learning, and artificial intelligence techniques. Our full spectrum services offer digital transformation solutions to enterprise clients and mid-size clients, cutting-edge engineering solutions and expertise to startups, and team augmentation services. We specialize in solving complex data problems, associated with high data volumes and velocity. Our solutions are often based on machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. Whether it’s helping marquee Clients like Roku, Giphy and Apptopia with their advanced data science needs, working with Enterprise clients like Partners Healthcare, IQVIA, IKEA, and Clinique, or getting startups off the ground, we align our teams with Clients to solve challenges and build business value.