Senior PHP Developer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance systems including airline integrations, payment gateways, and microservices
• Drive best practices in testing through unit, component, integration, and performance testing
• Lead code reviews to ensure high standards for code quality and performance
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure smooth deployment on AWS and GCP
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior developers
• Contribute to the design and architecture of new systems to ensure scalability and maintainability

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of experience as a PHP developer (8+ years preferred)
• Expert-level experience in designing and deploying complex, high-volume PHP applications
• Deep experience with SpringBoot, SOAP/REST, Apache Camel, ActiveMQ, MySQL, Docker, and Redis
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and GCP
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and Spinnaker
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrable experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous senior experience in the travel industry
• In-depth knowledge of airline systems

About the Company

Travelstart is Africa’s leading online travel agency (OTA) that helps today’s business and leisure travellers search, compare and book the best flight, bus, hotel, car hire, holiday packages and activities all in one place.