PHP Developer (Remote)

Velvetech is an American global software development company headquartered in Miami, FL, and with an office in Chicago, IL. Velvetech has its developers strategically distributed in 10+ global technical job markets to deliver the best in class software engineering and exceptional client services.

We have 20+ years of experience in software and hardware development for clients all around the world, especially for US clients. As an official Microsoft Gold Partner, our company is listed in the top 5 software development companies in Illinois, USA.

US clients are leading trading and financial organizations, insurance companies, large healthcare associations, pharmaceutical and energy companies, equipment manufacturers, hi-tech startups, etc.

Areas of expertise are consulting, development, implementation, and support of software solutions. We implement modern backend solutions that support microservices architecture with the following technologies: NET Core, Node.js, Java, MSSQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ. For the web UI front-end development, we opt for React, or Angular, and for mobile development — Swift, Kotlin, Java. Most of the systems are designed for cloud infrastructures like AWS, Azure, GCP, and heavily rely on Docker, Kubernetes while modern CI/CD is made using GitLab CI or TeamCity. In September 2021, Velvetech LLC received the status of the official Training Provider of the International Institute of Business Analysis. This status gives us the right to conduct regular quality trainings for Business Analysts and anyone performing BA activities regardless their job title.

Principles are based on Agile Methodology, Scrum and Kanban. Various projects coded in GitLab or GitHub are built with multiple coordinated teams, collaborating via Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, and Slack. Velvetech constantly follows the Tech trends and actively cooperates with startups in such breakthrough areas as Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, FPGA, and AI.

As a new team member, you will develop web applications for business systems, with the use of a rich programming stack to write code, apply knowledge to refactor and test applications, and maintain coding documentation

• Write code, participate in developing front-end and back-end architecture
• Implement user interactions on web pages and ensuring responsiveness of applications
• Develop a project from conception to finished product while meeting both technical and client needs
• Stay updated with all trends in developing web applications and programming languages

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with PHP and modern frameworks such as Symfony or Laravel
• Experience with MySQL / MariaDBL, and version control systems like Git
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and SOLID principles
• Proficiency in modern JavaScript (ES6+), and Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with testing methodologies, including unit testing and writing testable code
• English proficiency at an intermediate level or higher
• Effective problem-solving skills and attention to detail

AI related requirements

• Proficiency in AI-driven development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor IDE, Tabnine, or similar is required
• Strong prompt engineering skills to optimize the outputs of AI tools effectively
• Critical understanding of the boundaries of AI tools and the ability to apply sound judgment and critical thinking
• Utilizing artificial intelligence to debug, refine code quality, and improve documentation for enhanced productivity and workflow reliability

The following experience will be considered as an advantage:

• Experience with cloud services like AWS, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and Linux environments
• Experience with dependency management with Composer
• Knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js (preferred) or React
• Familiarity with server technologies like Nginx and database technologies such as MariaDB + Galera Cluster
• Experience with Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Redis, Couchbase, or ZooKeeper
• Familiarity with agile tools like Jira and Confluence, and contributing to a collaborative team environment

Benefits

• Velvetech is in the TOP 5 development companies in Illinois, USA
• You have FLEXIBLE working conditions and a COOPERATIVE environment
• Competitive salary
• Many CHALLENGING and exciting projects with new opportunities and learning
• GROWTH opportunities, skills and competencies improvement, and professional certification
• In-company TRAINING (English, Software / DevOps / Project management / Design / Business)

What we offer

Future projects as highly loaded SaaS web-based services for automating business processes in the field of medicine, insurance, finance, energy, including modules for processing large data arrays, billing subsystems, integration with external data sources, mobile applications, and IP telephony systems.