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Engineering4 days agoHybrid

Merkle

Senior Native PHP Developer

PHPOOPSOLIDDesign PatternsSQLGitAtlassianTestingUnit TestingIntegration TestingFunctional TestingTest AutomationAlgorithmsDistributed SystemsMagentoPrestashopCS-CartxCartWordPressDrupalJoomlaJavaScriptSCRUMHybridDigital Nomad

Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Full job description

Senior PHP Developer role at Merkle, a dentsu company, based in Lisbon with hybrid work model. Responsibilities include independent project work, client communication, following release processes, requirements analysis, development, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and process improvement. Requires minimum 6 years PHP experience (versions 7.3-8.1), strong OOP, design patterns, SOLID principles, relational DBMS knowledge, version control (Git, Atlassian, SVN), testing methodologies, test automation, algorithms, distributed systems, and excellent English. Nice to have experience with e-commerce solutions (Magento, Prestashop, CS-Cart, xCart), PHP CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla), JavaScript ES6, microservices architecture, and SCRUM. Benefits include 25 vacation days, volunteering days, wellness days, health insurance, flexible hours, hybrid work, digital nomad policy, career development, access to Dentsu Academy, social events, employee discounts, and referral bonuses. No work visa sponsorship available.

What you'll do

  • Work independently with a broad overview on the project
  • Participate in communications with partners and clients when needed
  • Understand and follow company release processes
  • Participate in requirements analysis, development, unit testing, and documentation
  • Write quality code tailored to unique customer needs and configurations
  • Troubleshoot and debug with guidance from senior team members if needed
  • Improve understanding of company platform and processes and suggest improvements

Requirements

  • Academic background in IT or related field or equivalent professional experience
  • Minimum 6 years hands-on experience with PHP in production environments
  • Extensive knowledge of PHP versions 7.3 through 8.1
  • Strong grasp of performance optimization and modern PHP practices
  • Deep understanding of OOP, Design Patterns, anti-patterns, and SOLID principles
  • Ability to mentor others in OOP and design principles
  • Experience with relational DBMS including performance tuning and complex queries
  • Proficient with project/version control tools such as Atlassian suite, Git, or SVN
  • Strong background in testing methodologies including unit, integration, and functional testing
  • Experience with test automation frameworks
  • Solid foundation in algorithms and distributed systems
  • Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

Tech stack

PHP 7.3PHP 7.4PHP 8.0PHP 8.1Object-Oriented ProgrammingDesign PatternsSOLID principlesRelational DatabasesSQLAtlassian suiteGitSVNUnit TestingIntegration TestingFunctional TestingTest Automation FrameworksAlgorithmsDistributed SystemsJavaScript (ES6)MagentoPrestashopCS-CartxCartWordPressDrupalJoomlaSCRUM

Benefits

25 vacation days2 additional volunteering days3 extra wellness daysMental Health First Aider and Employee Assistance programHealth insurance (including family members)Cutting edge technology and latest IT toolsSoftware-house environmentAgile and flexible working hoursHybrid working with expectation of 1 day/week or 4 days/month in officeDigital nomad policyFocus on career developmentFull access to Dentsu Academy global online learning platformBeers, foosball, and ping-pongFree breakfast every second Wednesday of the monthEmployee discountsTeam and company eventsReferral bonus program

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