PHP CodeIgniter Developer

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer with hands-on experience in Core PHP & CodeIgniter 3 and CodeIgniter 4. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side logic, APIs, and database interactions to support robust web applications.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain backend services using CodeIgniter 3 and CodeIgniter 4

- Design, implement, and optimize RESTful APIs and internal services

- Write clean, secure, and reusable PHP code

- Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate UI/UX with server-side logic

- Design and optimize database schemas, queries, indexes, and migrations (preferably with PostgreSQL/MySQL)

- Ensure application security, data protection, and compliance

- Implement and maintain tests (unit/integration) and participate in code reviews

- Monitor, debug, and resolve production issues; implement effective logging and error handling

- Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments

- Stay updated with CodeIgniter best practices and PHP ecosystem trends

Required Qualifications

- 3+ years of professional backend development experience

- Proven experience with CodeIgniter 3 and CodeIgniter 4

- Strong proficiency in PHP (7.x/8.x)

- Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)

- RESTful API design and integration

- Version control with Git; familiarity with collaborative workflows

- Understanding of MVC architecture and CodeIgniters workflow

- Knowledge of security best practices (authentication, authorization, input validation, SQL injection prevention)

- Experience with error handling, logging, and monitoring

- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Nice-to-Haves

- Experience with other PHP frameworks or microservices

- Familiarity with front-end technologies for API integration testing

- Docker or containerized deployment experience

- Experience with testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Behat)

- Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)