Department: Product & Technology
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Texas
Reporting To: John Kramer
DescriptionWhy LBR?An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration, and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.
Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We're proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees.
We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.
We also take our place in this world very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community-based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis, we underwrite the school's costs.
'We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.'
Key ResponsibilitiesWe are seeking an experienced PHP developer who can produce high-quality code and deliver results within a reasonable timeframe. You will be part of a full-stack development team responsible for the entire software development process from initial specification to testing and launching. We prioritize team players who strive to find optimal solutions to problems. As a member of our development team, you'll bring ideas to life and contribute to new features and products from the ground up.
- Produce clean and well-structured code, with detailed specifications
- Collaborate with the team in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Manage source code using git
- Develop server-side APIs and database structures
- Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
- Design and implement new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary
- Stay informed about industry best practices
- Test and debug web applications to ensure they meet functional and technical requirements
- Drive continuous improvement for web development
- Ensure quality, security, and performance of the code base
- Provide broad brush estimates for roadmap planning and finer grained estimates for sprint planning
- Resolve issues with applications in a timely manner
- Keep bugs and known security vulnerabilities to a minimum
Skills Knowledge And Expertise- This position is hybrid, primarily working in our office in Cedar Park, TX with the flexibility to work from home 2 days during the week (candidates must reside in the Austin metro)
- 3+ years of experience working in a PHP Developer position
- Expertise with PHP 8.x (and frameworks such as Slim, CodeIgniter, and Laravel)
- Solid experience with web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, React, etc.
- Knowledgeable about Composer, npm, and package management procedures
- Experience building and interacting with RESTful APIs
- Comfortable with the concepts and creation of automated tests (unit testing, TDD, integration testing, etc.)
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other related area
- 3+ years in full-stack web development
- Skilled in CI/CD pipelines and Git and PR processes
- Strong communication skills, ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and a knack for handling projects end-to-end
- Bonus skills: Python
Tech Stack- Backend: PHP (Slim, CodeIgniter, Laravel), PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch
- Frontend: React, TypeScript, Javascript, JSX
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Azure, Cloudflare, NPM
BenefitsOur people are our most valuable asset; as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:
- 401K with matching
- Wellbeing Allowance of $500/annum
- Private medical coverage (including Dental & Vision)
- Annual leave and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday
- Employee Assistance Program
We are committed to making our organization an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.
