** A mandatory assignment will be given to shortlisted candidates.

Summary/ Objective

We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, full-stack PHP developer with Knowledge in Go to join our expanding Information Technology team. In this role, you will help develop and design technology solutions that are scalable, relevant, and critical to our company’s success. You will initially focus on helping maintain our legacy payment processing engine that has been written in PHP/MySQL, but after a training/familiarization period you will soon join the team working on our new replacement system being written in GO/MS Sql Server. You will participate in all phases of the development lifecycle and must have a solid skill set, a desire to continue to grow as a developer, and a team-player mentality.

Essential Functions

Participate in the design and implementation of essential applications

Demonstrate expertise and add valuable input throughout the development lifecycle

Help design and implement scalable, lasting technology solutions

Review current systems, suggesting updates as needed

Gather requirements from internal and external stakeholders

Test and debug new applications and updates

Resolve reported issues and reply to queries in a timely manner

Develop and utilize technical change documentation

Strive to deploy all products and updates on time

Help improve code quality by implementing recommended best practices

Remain up to date on all current best practices, trends, and industry developments

Maintain a high standard of work quality and encourage others to do the same

Help junior team members grow and develop their skills

Identify potential challenges and bottlenecks in order to address them proactively

Competencies

Experience in Financial Services / E-Commerce / Payments industry preferred

Solid working knowledge of PHP and Codeigniter

Front-end development skills including HTML, CSS, AJAX, JSON

Depth knowledge e-commerce platforms such as Magento, OpenCart, WooCommerce, Shopify, WHMCS, Zoho) plugin development

Familiar with customization of any CRM system workflows and webhook integrations like Bitrix CRM or Sales

Familiar with multi-tier, object-oriented, secure application design architecture

Experience with web services, API development, microservices.

Experience with development tools such as Spring, Maven preferred

Exposure to cloud environments eg. Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS a plus

Willing to learn Golang, with existing experience an advantage

Familiarity with JIRA is a plus

Experience with database usage and management

13. Proficient in using issue-tracking tools like Jira, Redmine, etc.

14. Proficient in using version control systems like Git, SVN etc.

15. Strong understanding of web-based applications and technologies

16. Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic

17. Knowledge of mobile development is a plus

18. Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with client’s via different modes of communication email, phone, direct messaging, etc…

**Please note that only a limited number of applicants will be called for initial interviews