Senior PHP Developer – Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior PHP Developer with over 5 years of professional experience designing, developing, and maintaining robust web applications. Adept at working across the full software development lifecycle, from concept and architecture to deployment and optimisation. Fluent in English and Spanish, with proven experience collaborating in international and cross-functional teams. Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, MVC frameworks (such as Laravel, Symfony, and CodeIgniter), and modern PHP (7.x/8.x) practices including namespaces, type hinting, and dependency injection. Expert in integrating RESTful APIs, optimising SQL databases (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL), and developing scalable, secure backend systems. Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, unit testing (PHPUnit), and agile methodologies. Combines solid backend expertise with a good grasp of front-end technologies (JavaScript, Bootstrap, Vue.js) to deliver seamless and maintainable web solutions. Passionate about writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code aligned with business objectives. Key Skills: PHP 7.x / 8.x, Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis RESTful APIs, JSON, OAuth Git, GitHub / GitLab, Docker JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap Agile / Scrum methodologies Unit testing & performance optimisation Fluent in English and Spanish Professional Strengths: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Excellent communication and mentoring skills Experience leading technical projects and code reviews Committed to continuous learning and best practices