PHP Backend Engineer Job at Reliance Health

Reliance Health is a healthcare company using technology to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Through an integrated approach that includes affordable health insurance, telemedicine and a combination of partner and proprietary healthcare facilities, Reliance Health offers innovative healthcare solutions that meet the needs of emerging markets. We are also backed by some of the world’s most prominent investors including Partech, Y Combinator, and Tencent. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: PHP Backend Engineer

Ref: 8K4ZG12G8O
Job Location: Nigeria
Job Engagement: Full Time
Job Type: Permanent

The Position

• We are undertaking a technical transition, moving away from a monolith architecture towards one based on React (frontend) and Java backend services.
• You will have experience of PHP development and troubleshooting but will be interested in further developing your skill sets as part of your progression to being a full-stack software engineer.

The role has two main functions:

• Troubleshooting, monitoring and where appropriate maintaining current backend services in PHP
• Developing new backend services in Java and/or delivering front-end applications developed in React. (training will be supplied as necessary)

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, monitoring and where appropriate maintaining current backend services in PHP
• Developing new backend services in Java and/or delivering front-end applications developed in React. (training will be supplied as necessary)
• Owning the development and maintenance of a microservice
• Integrating with required third-party APIs
• Understanding business goals and architecting solutions to achieve them in any part of the application
• Providing technical support to customer when necessary. Investigating problems and providing short & long-term solutions
• Documenting the development process, architecture, and technical details
• Keeping abreast of new trends and best practices in web development.

Ideal Profile
Skills Required:

• 3 years of working experience as a PHP / Laravel developer
• Willing to learn/transition to Java for our backend services
• In-depth knowledge of object-oriented PHP and Laravel 5 PHP Framework
• Hands-on experience with SQL schema design, SOLID principles, REST API design
• Knowledge of software testing (PHPUnit)
• Experience with Git
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Able to write clean, readable, maintainable and testable code
• Comprehends and follows web security best practices
• Creative and efficient problem solver
• Willingness to expand personal skill sets in other languages and services as required for the architecture and scalability requirements of the application
• Passionate about what you do and care deeply about the things you build
• Ability to clearly communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent time management
• Experience working on a 100% remote team is a nice to have
• Experience with Spring boot microservices is a nice to have.

What's on Offer?

• Work within a company with a solid track record of success
• Join a well known brand within Healthcare
• Excellent career development opportunities.

Note: Overtime you would transition from PHP to Java as the companies architecture moves Java for the Backend. However, training would be provided to easy your transition