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Software Engineer

J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc

Full-time

Hackensack, NJ

Job description

Purpose: The Junior PHP Developer participates in building and maintaining scalable web applications. Assist in developing RESTful APIs and contributing to the microservices architecture while learning best practices in a supportive environment.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


  • Develop work estimates for projects.
  • Utilize your outstanding problem-solving skills and attention-to-detail to participate in the analysis and design of integrated solutions.
  • Assist in the gathering, review, and analysis of requirements, both from business users and from teams responsible for other application systems.
  • Create and maintain functional and technical design specifications and solutions to satisfy project requirements.
  • Participate in code and design reviews and technical presentations to cross-functional staff.
  • Identify and implement appropriate testing strategies.
  • Develop and maintain REST APIs using Symfony framework.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient PHP code.
  • Implement API endpoints following REST principles and best practices.
  • Collaborate with the team on code reviews and documentation.
  • Work with Docker containers for development and deployment.
  • Manage dependencies using Composer.
  • Troubleshoot and debug applications in Ubuntu environment.
  • Write unit tests for new features.
  • Participate in agile ceremonies and sprint planning.
  • Identify and drive improvements to current development processes, architectures and infrastructures.
  • Propose framework & opportunities for system enhancements to improve performance and overall user experience.
  • Support changes and enhancements from initial development to product deployment.
  • Participate in a self-directed, multi-disciplinary team environment.
  • Mentor new team members as needed to advance their ability to contribute.
  • Collaborate with project team members and SQA representatives on all aspects of development, particularly as concerns documentation, customer satisfaction and security requirements.
  • Accurately repair and document changes to applications as assigned.
  • Research new technologies as time permits.
  • Respond to inquiries from internal users and technical support personnel regarding functions and operations of software programs.
  • Create and maintain end-to-end, integration, and unit tests for React components and applications.
  • Collaborate with developers to implement testing best practices and improve code coverage.
  • Debug failing tests and provide detailed feedback to the development team.
  • Develop and maintain testing documentation and standards.
  • Monitor and optimize test execution performance.
  • Identify and implement opportunities for test automation improvement.
  • Required to attend mandatory meetings and trainings, work scheduled overtime with minimal notice, and perform other duties as assigned per business needs.

Qualification Requirements –

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:


  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Able to read, write and speak English.
  • Successfully pass and maintain acceptable background checks and security clearances.
  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university plus 3 years of PHP experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
  • Working knowledge of Symfony framework.
  • Experience building REST APIs.
  • Proficiency with Composer package manager.
  • Familiarity with Docker containers and basic commands.
  • Experience with Ubuntu or Linux environments.
  • Understanding of Git version control.
  • Knowledge and understanding of computer networking principles.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical information (verbally and in writing) to the development team.
  • Strong understanding of SDLC tools, techniques, methodologies, and best practices.
  • Excellent critical thinking and problem analysis skills.
  • Experience with performance testing and monitoring.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Focus on managing and resolving issues in alignment with SLAs.

Certificates and Licenses:


  • No certificates or licenses needed.

Computer Skills:


  • Experience with API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI).
  • Knowledge of API security best practices.
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture.
  • Experience with PHPUnit testing.
  • Basic JavaScript/Frontend knowledge.
  • Understanding of CI/CD principles.
  • Knowledge of design patterns and SOLID principles.
  • Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, Redis).

Experience

Required
  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university plus 3 years of PHP experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Preferred
  • • Experience with API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI). • Knowledge of API security best practices. • Familiarity with microservices architecture. • Experience with PHPUnit testing. • Basic JavaScript/Frontend knowledge. • Understanding of CI/CD principles. • Knowledge of design patterns and SOLID principles. • Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, Redis).

Education

Required
  • Bachelors or better in Information Technology or related field

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)