PHP Full stack Developer

Job Title: PHP Full stack Developer

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

Notice Period: Immediate to 1 week

Roles and Responsibilities: Recommended Skill Set for an Integration Engineer

1. Core Technical Skills:

PHP (8.2+, 8.4 LTS): Deep expertise in modern PHP, including migration from legacy versions.

Symfony (5.4+, 7.3): Experience with major upgrades, breaking changes, and LTS support.

JavaScript Frameworks: Proficiency in React (17.x19.x), Vue.js (2.6.x3.5.x), and Next.js/Nuxt.js upgrades.

C#.NET (8.0.17 LTS, 9.0.6): Familiarity with .NET migrations and integration.

Docker & Containerisation: Building, deploying, and troubleshooting Docker containers for legacy and modern apps.

Automated Testing: Designing and implementing smoke, functional, E2E, and unit tests, including use of AI-driven tools (e.g., MagnifAI).

DevOps & CI/CD: Understanding with environment setup, automation, and deployment pipelines.

2. Migration & Modernization Expertise:

Legacy System Analysis: Ability to assess technical debt, obsolete dependencies, and migration complexity.

Reverse Engineering: Extracting business logic and requirements from undocumented systems.

Dependency Management: Refactoring and replacing abandoned packages (e.g., swiftmailer, twig/extensions).

Tooling: Hands-on with Rector, Symfony Upgrade Fixer, PHP-CS-Fixer, Twig-CS-Fixer, Composer Normalize, and security/compliance tools (Sentry, PHPStan, Security-checker).

3. Collaboration & Governance:

Stakeholder Engagement: Working closely with business managers and functional teams for requirements discovery and validation.

Documentation: Creating technical and functional documentation post-migration.

Governance: Participating in validation milestones, compliance checks, and risk mitigation planning.

4. Soft Skills & Project Experience:

Problem Solving: Navigating complex migrations with limited resources and documentation.

Communication: Explaining technical risks and solutions to non-technical stakeholders.

Agile Delivery: Working in multi-disciplinary teams, parallelizing efforts, and adapting to evolving priorities. Ideal Profile for the Role Seniority: Senior Integration Engineer (or Tech Lead Integration Engineer) Background

5+ years in application integration, migration, and modernization projects.

Proven track record with PHP/Symfony, JavaScript frameworks, and containerization.

Experience in insurance, finance, or other regulated industries is a plus. Certifications (Desirable but not required):

Symfony or PHP certifications.

Docker Certified Associate.

ISTQB or equivalent for testing.

Azure/AWS/GCP DevOps certifications.

5.Personal Attributes:

Analytical and detail oriented.

Proactive in identifying risks and proposing solutions. Comfortable with ambiguity and reverse engineering.

Collaborative and able to lead technical discussions.

Excellent Communication skills. Summary Table Skill Area Required Expertise PHP/Symfony Advanced (migration, LTS, breaking changes) JavaScript (React/Vue.js) Intermediate to Advanced (upgrade, integration) Docker/DevOps Advanced (containerization, CI/CD) Automated Testing Advanced (design, AI tools, E2E/unit) Legacy System Analysis Advanced (reverse engineering, refactoring) Dependency Management Advanced (composer, package replacement) Collaboration Strong (stakeholder engagement, governance) Documentation Strong (technical, functional)

Note: Need Immediate Joiners.