TransUnion

Mid-level Backend Developer – PHP

TransUnion

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇿🇦 South Africa

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Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

DockerJavaScriptLaravelMySQLPHPRabbitMQReactRedisVue.js

About the role

  • Responsible for building, maintaining, and improving scalable web applications using modern PHP (Laravel or similar frameworks)
  • Work closely with frontend developers, product managers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions
  • Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services in PHP (Laravel preferred)
  • Collaborate with frontend developers to support seamless integrations across the stack
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and coding standards
  • Design and manage MySQL databases, ensuring efficient schema design and performant queries
  • Optimize application performance, identify bottlenecks, and propose scalable solutions
  • Integrate with third-party APIs and external data providers
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to team learning and improvements
  • Work with DevOps to assist in deployment pipelines, environments, and version control
  • Assist with troubleshooting, debugging, and support across environments

Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional PHP development experience
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and MVC architecture
  • Solid experience with Laravel or other modern PHP frameworks
  • Proficient in MySQL or similar relational databases (query optimization, schema design, migrations)
  • Experience with Git and collaborative version control workflows
  • Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON and XML
  • Familiarity with unit and feature testing in PHP
  • Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, or similar queues/caches
  • Exposure to Docker or containerized development environments
  • Basic understanding of frontend technologies like Vue.js or React
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
  • Experience integrating with financial APIs or working with secure data is a plus
Benefits
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Access to help along the way
  • Flexible working arrangements

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
PHPLaravelMySQLRESTful APIsobject-oriented programmingMVC architectureGitunit testingfeature testingDocker
Soft skills
collaborationtroubleshootingdebuggingcode reviewteam learningcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilitytime management
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