Job Description

Location: Remote

Language of Communication:

English (Fluent Written & Spoken)

Job Type: 10 months contract, Singapore time,

One full-time Team Lead Role at USD1, 000 per month (not negotiable)

Wednesday-Sunday, 10am to 7pm, Singapore time

(after the first 4 months, you can operate in your own time zone)

Job Overview:

We are looking for a skilled PHP Developer with expertise in both Laravel & CodeIgniter 3 and 4 to join us in leading our technical team, solving bugs and developing critical new functions and features that we have already defined. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in back-end technologies, developing, and maintaining web applications that meet our needs.

You will also need to be like a chameleon. We are a startup, and some topics that need to be solved could be outside your comfort zone. You may work on database optimisation, cache, schema, front-end, back-end, and lots more. You will need to be fluid, excited to learn new technical topics and build an implementation path to a solution.

If you are passionate about web development and have a strong background in PHP, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

Back-end Development:

Design, develop, and maintain server-side logic and databases for web applications using Laravel or CodeIgniter 3 and 4. Create and optimize database schemas, write efficient SQL queries, and interact with databases for data storage and retrieval.

Implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services as required. Ensure web application security by following best practices and addressing common vulnerabilities. Maintain repository by pushing daily updates through git after testing in a staging environment.

Code Maintenance and Quality Assurance:

Conduct code reviews + troubleshoot and debug issues as needed.

Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code.

Perform thorough testing to ensure the functionality, performance, and security of web applications.

Keep up-to-date with emerging web development trends, technologies, and best practices.

Project Management and Collaboration:

You will also lead the team on our unique culture and direct the following team members on a daily basis, while concurrently completing your own tasks:

A. DevOps

B. Freelance Talents (Python, Ionic, Etc.)

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Proven experience as a PHP Developer with expertise in both Laravel & CodeIgniter 3 and 4.

Experience with databases (MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries.

Knowledge of RESTful API design and integration.

Familiarity with version control systems (Git, Gitlab and GitHub).

Solid understanding of web security best practices.

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.

To be shortlisted, when applying, respond to the screening questions accurately.

You are asked to answer the following 5 questions when submitting a proposal:

1. This is our site asian-promotions dot com which is coded in codeigniter 3 but with poor adherance to frameworks. You need to upgrade to Laravel, following correct frameworks.

a. How long will this take you?

b. Will you use AI to speed up the task completion?

2. Provide one website URL of YOUR completed work (if possible, with complex APIs in the backend) built on Laravel. You could be asked to provide a controller or model file for this site so we can review your code quality if shortlisted.

3. Please state your understanding of the monthly salary, working days & hours for this job?

4. Are you a part-time freelancer with a full-time job, a full-time freelancer or are you representing an agency?

5. You will need to code in your local environment, push your changes to staging, test your work there and then push to production based on our deployment rules. We do not have any QA testers for you. Would this be an issue?

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $1,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Work from home
Work Location: Remote

Expected Start Date: 28/07/2025