This project is expected to be close to full-time equivalent work for between 6 to 12 weeks. ***MUST BE US-Based***

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and high-performance PHP-based backend systems.
• Writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code that follows software engineering best practices.
• Developing and maintaining APIs that are used by front-end developers to build web applications.
• Ensuring high availability and fault tolerance of backend systems through redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery planning.
• Continuously monitoring and improving application security through vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Conducting thorough code reviews, ensuring high-quality code, adherence to best practices, and code optimization.
• Working closely and collaborating with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to identify and define application requirements.
   

Requirements
 

• At least 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining backend systems.
• Proficiency in PHP programming language and decoupled/headless Drupal.
• Experience in cases involving code refactoring.
• Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems such as MySQL, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Git version control and Agile Methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
   

Benefits - We don’t call them perks, they’re just part of what makes working at Gigster great.

• World-class network. Be part of a network with the most talented people in the world.
• Amazing cutting-edge projects. Pick the projects from F500 companies that you’re interested in.
• 100% remote and global. Live your best life, wherever that may be, and never lose out on career opportunities because of it.
• Flexible work hours. There is a time to overlap with the customer’s timezone, but most of the time, we work asynchronously and don’t care when you’re online, just that you deliver great results.
• Flexible offerings. Choose how many hours you want to work and how much you want to earn.
• Swag! Because who doesn’t love swag?