Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

Amazon.ae

Jordan

Ref: RP971-20

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

• Design, estimate, and code new features. This is primarily a coding position.
• Architect new applications, and expand existing ones.
• Collaborate on enterprise architecture with other teams at Internet Brands.
• Investigate and fix production issues.
• Define, document, and enforce engineering standards.
• Perform code reviews of your team members' work.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles.
• Participate in sprint planning and other project management meetings.
• Ensure all code that goes to production is of top quality.
• Ensure existing applications are scaled to meet expected demand.
• Identify and fix gaps in system reliability, such as production monitoring.
• Continuously improve the software infrastructure, such as the deployment process.
• As a Senior Software Engineer (PHP) you will play a key role in developing both front¬end and back¬end systems and you will be a member of buying customers experience team. Your work will be with excellent coordination with Front¬end and Javascript developers.
• You should have excellent knowledge of programming best practices and design patterns with excellent front end HTML, CSS, and JavaScript experience.
• You should be comfortable working with a Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) environment and must be able to clearly understand requirements and ask questions to obtain clarity when in doubt.

Requirements

• 5+ years with object¬oriented programming in PHP.
• 2+ years with front¬end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Working in a collaborative team environment using tools like JIRA and Git.
• Consuming and creating web services.
• Unit testing.
• Scrum, Kanban, or other agile methodologies.
• Collaborating with engineering teams in multiple locations.
• Systems integration.
• Distributed systems.
• Other programming languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby.
• Load testing.
• Responsive design.

Core Competencies:
• Complex SQL queries and database schema design.
• Service oriented architecture.

About the Company

Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae.

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