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MelzaSenior PHP Developer Symfony
Melza is recruiting a senior server-side developer who works in PHP, for an EdTech platform that streamlines administrative and academic work for educational centers. The product's…
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Melza is recruiting a senior server-side developer who works in PHP, for an EdTech platform that streamlines administrative and academic work for educational centers. The product's aim is to free up centers' time so they can concentrate on teaching. The position is remote, with the option to come into the offices. The developer resolves support tickets, keeps improving the platform, and builds new functionality, while also taking on a bigger…
Job Description
Melza is recruiting a senior server-side developer who works in PHP, for an EdTech platform that streamlines administrative and academic work for educational centers. The product's aim is to free up centers' time so they can concentrate on teaching. The position is remote, with the option to come into the offices. The developer resolves support tickets, keeps improving the platform, and builds new functionality, while also taking on a bigger role in architecture and technical direction.
Duties include troubleshooting problems in a multi-platform environment, leading major technical projects, and helping set the long-term technology plan. The developer collaborates with other departments so engineering choices match business needs, proposes solutions to difficult technical issues, anticipates where the platform needs to go, and writes up key technical decisions. Clear written and spoken communication in Spanish and English is essential.
The company describes an energetic, expanding environment with room for professional growth on a motivated team.
Responsibilities
- Work through support tickets and drive ongoing platform improvements
- Build and extend platform features with attention to code quality and scale
- Lead significant technical projects and help shape long-term technology direction
- Offer solutions to complex technical challenges and anticipate future platform needs
- Coordinate with other teams so technical work supports business goals
- Document development work and major technical decisions
Requirements
- More than 5 years of professional back-end PHP work (version 7 or later)
- Solid experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
- Advanced Symfony skills (versions 3-4 or newer)
- Working knowledge of Git
- Strong analytical ability for complex problems
- Excellent written and verbal communication in Spanish and English
Qualifications
- JavaScript experience, especially with Angular, React, or jQuery
- AWS experience
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch
- Experience with MySQL and NoSQL systems such as MongoDB
Core Skills
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What experience is required?
The posting asks for more than 5 years of PHP back-end experience (version 7 or higher), with Symfony 3-4 or higher and relational database experience.
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