Lavarel / PHP Backend Developer (offline)

Objective of the job
Your 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 your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities
• Write “clean”, well-designed code
• Back End Development using Laravel
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post-launch support
• Refactor, optimize and improve the existing codebase for maintenance and scale
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practices
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development

Ideal job profile
• Strong knowledge of PHP and Laravel framework
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• experience using source control systems (git, bitbucket, etc.)
• Experience with building restful JSON web services
• Experience to integrate API services from different vendors ( google, facebook, etc. )
• Strong knowledge with SQL and performance experience
• Good English skills, both speaking and writing
• High level of self-organization, creativity, ethics and personal qualities

Nice to have:
• noSQL and ElasticSearch, Redis
• practical knowledge of TDD

What we offer
• Great office location in the centre of Kiev;
• Fun dinners and parties every month, wine parties every Friday;
• You would be working closely with our company client in Switzerland;
• Open-minded team;
• Freedom and flexibility:
• Flexible working schedule, ability to work remotely;
• We do not have a specific limit on the number of vacation and sick days, we trust everyone who works with us;
• No bureaucracy;
• Friendly, trusting and supportive atmosphere is guaranteed.

About Xelon

We are a Swiss Tech Company with more than 400 customers from over 30 countries. In our R&D office in Kyiv, we are working on our innovative cloud platform, and add new features and functionalities based on customer feedback, feature requests, and our own research.

Company website:
https://www.xelon.ch/