PHP Developer

Job Summary:
Client is seeking a mid-career, full-stack application developer to be part of the Digital Guest Experience (DGE) team. The DGE team is responsible for developing the digital tools which enable our guests to place orders online (for pickup or delivery) and to participate in our customer loyalty programs.

The application developer works on a system of digital tools that support the CRM and Loyalty functions for the Chili's and Maggiano's brands. The system is comprised of cloud-hosted web apps, APIs, batch jobs, serverless functions, relational databases, and search indexes.

Your Key Job Functions

• Develop the back-end (95%) and front-end (5%) components of the Loyalty Management System using SQL, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and related technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following best practices and coding standards.
• Perform thorough testing and debugging of applications to ensure high-quality and bug-free software.
• Optimize application performance and scalability to handle high traffic and large datasets.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and adhere to version control and release management processes.
• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, actively contributing innovative ideas to improve processes and software development practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues, providing technical support to users when necessary.
• Member of a cross-functional Agile development team, actively participating in the various Scrum ceremonies.
• Be part of an on-call rotation that closely monitors the system during high-volume business hours.

What You Will Need to Have:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of proven experience as a Full-Stack PHP Developer, or similar role, in a hybrid-cloud enterprise application environment.
• In-depth knowledge of MVC frameworks (e.g., Symfony).
• Comfortable working with relational database platforms such as MySQL, including writing optimized queries, and solving complex data-related issues.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, and experience in implementing cloud-native solutions.
• Experience in building APIs and integrating with third-party APIs.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and modern CI/CD development tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Chef, CloudFormation).
• Proficient with application performance monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic, DataDog).
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles, common design patterns, writing clean code, and refactoring.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.

What Would Be Great to Have:

• Experience developing web-based UIs using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience programming with Python.
• Experience working on CRM and Loyalty systems.
• Experience working with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
• Experience running apps in Docker containers and deploying them into a Kubernetes cluster.
• Experience working in an Nx workspace (monorepo) to organize and enforce module boundaries.
• Experience working with modern JavaScript-based frameworks for developing front- and back-end applications (e.g. TypeScript, Node.js, React).