Senior PHP Developer

GiG Media is now Gentoo! 🐧Inspired by the fastest and most resilient penguin species in nature, we're here to help our clients and players to get more - more reach, more traffic, more fun. With more than 17 years of experience, Gentoo Media is a leading affiliate in the online casino and sportsbook industry through our extensive portfolio of products and services, featuring our flagship websites AskGamblers, Time2Play, CasinoTopsOnline, WSN, Casinomeister, and our SaaS brand-protection tool GiG Comply.

The Role

We are currently looking for a super star Senior PHP Developer to join our winning team. The Senior PHP Developer's main responsibility is managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. The primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. This will require backend work on APIs, together with assisting designers with the frontend development on CMSs.

If you believe that this person could be you, let's have a chat!

IMPORTANT: in order to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your updated CV in English.

What you will be doing:

• Work alongside other developers and designers and with other team members

• Discuss work and requirements through JIRA

• Assign tasks to freelancers and monitor quality of code, while fulfilling the tasks to a high standard

• Understand business requirements and convert them to a solution design

• Code the design together with other developers from the team

• Do code reviews and ensure high standard of code quality

• Work on revising and developing data-crunching algorithms

• Deploy your code to live environments

Who we are looking for:

• You probably have a degree in Computer Science, or skills and experience to match
• You have been working in web development for 3+ years and have experience with server-side and client-side application development
• Excellent command and experience using Symfony 3.4 + / Laravel frameworks
• Experience with working with relation databases & NoSQL database
• Advanced knowledge of REST API architectures
• HTML / CSS / JavaScript will be considered as an advantage
• Experience with Git and/or other SCM system; solid knowledge of GitHub
• Familiar with JIRA or other project management and task system
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Familiar with working in Agile teams

What we're offering

• Hybrid Work Model: Enjoy the flexibility of blending remote and office-based work.
• Flexible Working Hours: Start your day by 9:30AM with 8 hours of work including a lunch break.
• Daily Office Lunches: Varied menu options including vegan choices for a delightful lunch experience.
• Birthday Leave: It's your special day, so you get a day off to celebrate it!
• 'Me Time Day': Take a paid day off to focus on self-care and your mental well-being.
• Private Health Insurance with Dental coverage: Generous coverage because we prioritize your well-being
• Career Progression: We prioritize your professional development and provide support and guidance to ensure your constant growth.
• Learning Budget: Enjoy diving into learning via platform Learnerbly and enhance your hard and soft skills.
• Annual Wellbeing Benefit: Each employee receives a €480 budget per year to allocate for purpose from the approved list, that will contribute to their overall well-being.
• Vibrant Office Culture: Enjoy our lively and supportive office atmosphere daily, complemented by a calendar of both in-house and external events and parties to foster connections with colleagues.
  
  

If you thrive on challenges and believe you possess the necessary experience to meet our requirements, seize this opportunity and become part of Gentoo Media!