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Principal Engineer

Job Description:

LOCATION: Manchester

WORK SCHEDULE: Hybrid (2 days per week in office)

At Sage, we are looking for a highly motivated Principal PHP Developer to join the GoProposal team with the Accountants Business Unit. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, a passion for building software solutions and a genuine desire to make a difference in the software engineering industry.

You should have a proven track record of successful product development, as well as an understanding of software development methodologies, such as Agile. We are looking for a Principal PHP Developer with excellent problem-solving skills, great attention to detail and the ability to take initiative and think creatively. If you are motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Skills:

• Strong experience with PHP web development, including deep understanding of WordPress theme and/or plugin development

• Understanding of software development principles such as Object-Oriented Programming, Design Patterns, and Agile methodologies

• A passion for writing maintainable and high-quality code

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Experience with database technologies such as MySQL

• Familiarity with cloud technologies e.g. Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Familiarity with REST APIs

• Familiarity with containers e.g. Docker

• Familiarity with Git, including branching strategies

• Familiarity with the composer package manager

• Familiarity with project management tools, e.g. Jira

• Experience using Laravel or a demonstrable willingness to learn new frameworks is desirable

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

• Create and maintain detailed technical design documents

• Lead analysis, design, and maintenance of solutions aligned with the business’ needs

• Develop and maintain high-performance applications using PHP

• Write and maintain code in accordance with industry best practices

• Participate in code reviews

• Troubleshoot and debug issues

• Develop and maintain unit tests

• Optimise applications for maximum speed and scalability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement new features

• Engineers at this level must be able to collaborate and communicate with less experienced developers and take guidance from architects to improve the quality and security of our tech stack

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Function:

Product Delivery

Country:

United Kingdom

Office Location:

Manchester

Work Place type:

Hybrid

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