What you’ll do

• Management of the day-to-day maintenance of the site and database
• Maintain existing codebase by diagnosing and resolving issues as and when they appear
• Write and implement new features and integrate them into existing software services
• Log and manage tasks through an online work organisational portal
• Maintain consistent, transparent communication throughout the development cycle and provide regular feedback.
• Development of new features and enhancements per an agreed project plan
• Management of the hosting aspects and VPS (currently with domains.co.za)
• Securing and authentication of system emails
• Basic SEO implementation and addressing of any site speed issues that may arise

What you’ll need

• Knowledge of, or familiarity with:
• PHP 7.3+ using OOP principles
• Laravel 5+
• JavaScript
• jQuery
• MySQL 5+
• Composer
• Npm
• Gulp
• Linux VPS cPanel administration in CentOS
• Bash scripting
• Git / Github
• AWS
• Docker
• Asana
• Prior experience in managing a large-scale database
• A good eye for an intuitive UX/UI
• Ability to manage a virtual private server (VPS) and security aspects relating thereto
• Knowledge of and/or experience with the implementation of payment gateways, specifically Peach Payments (local) and/or Stripe (international)
• Ability to handle the email aspects relating to the server i.e. DKIM/SPF/DMARC/DNS records and authentication of emails triggered via the site/server
• Project management capabilities and experience using Asana/Trello or similar (scrum/sprint agile methodologies preferred)
• Proven past experience in building, testing, and deploying features to an online production environment
• Solid problem-solving skills and a passion for squashing persistent bugs
• Familiarity with agile development methods and CI/CD protocols