PHP/Node.js Developer Job at Cousant Connect

Cousant Connect is an online talent marketplace that connects companies to brilliant and highly vetted tech talent. Cousant Connect was created to help customers find professionals from a trusted platform that can help bring their ideas to life. Our customers range from Solopreneurs to institutions like Banks.

Our team have worked on projects ranging from building stock trading platforms for Stock brokers to customer service management platforms for Banks. Members of our talent pool are at the top of their game and working on some of the most exciting projects in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: PHP/Node.js Developer
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are looking for excellent PHP/Node.js Developers ranging from Junior - Senior Level to work on a variety of Client projects in developing high performance web applications.
• You will be responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users.
• Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
• You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by the front-end developer into the application.
• Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies(HTML, CSS, less & Sass) is necessary as well.

Key Responsibilities

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Writing reusable, testable and efficient code.
• Collaborate with the software development team on continuous integration and delivery as well as automated and manual testing to ensure good quality solutions are delivered
•  Participating in an agile delivery process, research and recommend new solutions.

Technical Requirements

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks {{such as Laravel, Yii, codeigniter) or Node.js:
  • Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP
  • Understanding of MVC design patterns
  • You should be comfortable working with APIs.
  • Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript/Vue HTML5, and CSS3,
  • Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
  • Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
  • Experience with Container tech like Dockers.
  • Integration of data storage solutions not limited to - MongoDB, couch base, firebase, postgresql, riak,
  • Understanding accessibility and security compliance
  • Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
  • Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
  • User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
  • Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
  • Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
  • Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages

Additional Requirements:

• Ideal candidates will be innovative and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• You will be comfortable working with deadlines and have a passion to keep enhancing your skills.

Note: The Assessment process will include an Online Coding