Senior PHP Developer

 

  US-based annual salary range: $80,000 - $90,000

 



 

 Hi, we're Banzai!
 

 



 

 We’re out to solve the #1 business challenge for all B2B Marketers – proving Marketing ROI.
 

 



 

 Through The Banzai Platform, we provide marketers the campaign insights they need to make better marketing decisions – and we do it all in one platform, so it’s super easy. We know marketing is hard enough – why make it harder?
 

 



 

 Our mission is to help our customers accomplish their mission – through better marketing, sales, and customer success outcomes. Our vision is to increase the value of every customer interaction for every company in the world.
 

 



 

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  Summary:

 



 

 Banzai is looking for a Senior PHP Backend Engineer to join our team.
 

 



 

  Expectations of Role:

 



 
Develop a backend application using PHP, MySQL, Redis, AWS
 
Discuss with the team to understand the functionality and come up with innovative ideas for the backend development
 
Diagnose and solve problems quickly and effectively as they arise
 
Discuss with the team tasks to be done
 
Performs code reviews for team members
 
Follow best practices and guidance to build an easy-to-maintain and extend the high-performing application


 

  What an average day/week looks like:

 



 
Work together with the Product and Engineering teams on the current sprint/cycle
 
Work together with Frontend Engineer on creating/updating API endpoints
 
Create unit-tests
 
Refactor the code. Improve the code quality
 
Write a small daily report (just a few lines) about the work progress


 

  Desired Qualifications, Skills, & Experience

 



 
At least 7 years of experience in the Backend PHP Development area
 
English: free speaking level (fluent/advanced)
 
Highly proficient with PHP language (7.x and higher)
 
Strong knowledge of MySQL. Highly proficient with native SQL queries
 
Experience with Amazon Web Services
 
Experience with Redis
 
Experience in integrations with 3rd-party services
 
Can create Unit-tests for components that you created
 
Experience with queues, publishers, subscribers, workers units
 
Strong experience in the Git subversion system
 
Continuously learning new techniques and are aware of the trends in the backend dev community
 
Located in the timezones between GMT -1 and GMT +4
 
Understanding SOLID, DDD, Clean Architecture


 

  How you work as a team member

 



 
You are a strong team player in a flat-structured, highly collaborative environment
 
You have excellent communication skills and participate actively in team meetings and discussions
 
You are flexible and can handle constant changes in business requirements
 
Willing to work close to UTC/GMT +3 hours


 

  Nice to Have

 



 
Experience running webinars
 
Experience with Phalcon PHP Framework
 
Experience in testing frameworks
 
Experience in CI/CD


 

  Benefits

 



 
401(k) plan (US based)
 
Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance (US based)
 
Unlimited PTO policy (salaried) or hourly PTO policy
 
Remote first company
 
12 weeks fully paid parental leave
 
Working with a truly mission-driven team motivated by excellence
 
Real room for growth in professional and personal development
 
2 paid mental health days every quarter, plus one full week of paid mental health rest every year
 
Clear objectives, direction and empowerment from executive leadership