Sr. Product Engineer - PHP Developer

About the job

Responsibilities: • Regularly deploy, test, and develop new, creative websites and PHP-based applications. • Effectively design, maintain, and track PHP web applications with clean, scalable code. • Use common web development tools to build reliable and scalable solutions. • Update existing websites using object-oriented PHP and optimized SQL. • Conduct cross-browser testing and implement customer feedback. • Analyze, plan, develop, and support application systems end-to-end. • Maintain comprehensive documentation including technical/non-technical specs, product requirements, and functional structures. • Evaluate company and product needs, identifying challenges and proposing innovative, tech-forward solutions. • Create customized interfaces, data libraries, and workflows using appropriate tools. • Offer technical guidance and mentorship to product managers and developers. • Recommend business-focused decisions regarding performance, scalability, and security. • Communicate clearly on progress, timelines, risks, and technical issues. • Participate in stakeholder calls and ensure collaborative input. • Troubleshoot and resolve PHP development issues efficiently. • Lead the technical team, acting as a bridge between the architecture/management and development teams. • Own the project/product life cycle, ensuring adherence to architecture and industry best practices. • Remain open to exploring and integrating new technologies as necessary. • Work as a coach and mentor to elevate team performance and product quality. • Bring out-of-the-box thinking and progressive technical ideas to help upgrade the core team and enhance tech capabilities. • Be adaptable to remote work culture—location flexibility is welcomed. Skills and Qualifications: • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Proven experience in object-oriented PHP programming and scalable web application development. • Proficiency in PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Yii, and CodeIgniter. • Solid knowledge of front-end technologies: HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. • Experience with version control tools like Git, Mercurial, CVS, and SVN. • Exposure to both SQL and NoSQL databases. • Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities. • Strong problem-solving abilities with a product quality mindset. • Mature and experienced PHP developer with a passion for modern, evolving tech stacks.

Requirements

• PHP
• MySQL
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• CSS3
• Leadership

Preferred Technologies

• PHP
• MySQL
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• CSS3
• Leadership

About the company

Our mission is to prevent harm to people, environment, cargo or ship, through education and training of seafarers. We aim to do this through Micro-learning videos, Gaming apps for learning and Virtual Reality programs, Mentoring online. We also provide CBT’s, Webinars and long form courses where required. We specialize in making customized content as required by clients, especially in the field of re-creating incidents to learn from them. Our Digital Learning Management System is a comprehensive platform for managing the entire content in a way that allows the training department and the HSE departments to monitor the progress of every seafarer. Extensive analytics are available to encourage a learning mindset for the entire organization.