Full Stack Web Developer (PHP/React)

Responsibilities: - Contribute to overall product and company goals, both in terms of new developments of features and projects, as well as maintenance items (bug fixes, performance enhancements, security vulnerability remediations, etc.) - Develop new microservices with high scalability requirements - Important: Your work continuously needs to have scale, performance and reliability in mind - Be involved in the horizontal and vertical engineering of new features, and the revision of existing feature sets - Use innovative/cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems related to SaaS and high availability systems in the context of modern-day logistics operations Technologies you’ll most likely work with: These technologies will vary depending on the tasks you are assigned, but you’ll likely work with: - PHP 7+ (Yii, Laravel, etc.) - Node.js & Express.js - HTTP REST APIs, development, and documentation (OAS 3) - React and/or Angular - jQuery (maintenance and eventual replacement) - HTML5 & CSS3 You currently have/are: - Specialized higher education (e.g. Software Engineering or Computer Science) and/or significant experience in Software Development - Significant experience developing in PHP 7+ and solid foundations in OOP (Object Oriented Programming) - Experience working with REST API responses in JSON - Experience working with NoSQL data storage (e.g. MongoDB, Firestore) - Experience with one or more modern PHP frameworks, such as Laravel, Yii, Symfony, etc. - Experience with RESTful API development - Significant experience with React - Strong knowledge of JavaScript - TypeScript is an asset; you will work with React and Angular in TypeScript - Knowledge of relational (e.g. MySQL) and non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB) - Very well versed in Git (both GUI and command line) and best practices in version control for web development - Experience with unit testing in a CI/CD environment - Very strong analytical and written communication skills - Capacity to quickly learn and get familiar with the ins and outs of multiple interconnected systems - Experience with any of the following is an asset/bonus: - Azure services - AWS SDKs and APIs - Docker - Angular - Familiar with the Atlassian product suite (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence) Culture of continuous improvement, both personally and professionally, as well as individuals and as a team. We strive to better ourselves and our product offerings while solving a real industry problem with the platform and tools our team builds. *** THIS IS A REMOTE OPPORTUNITY *** Located in Montreal, QC, Cigo Tracker is a technology company in rapid growth, working in a booming industry; last-mile logistics. Our main product offering targets the needs of SMEs, SMBs, and large Enterprise businesses fulfilling deliveries from their distribution centers to end consumers and/or other businesses. Our goal is to empower businesses with a simple but powerful set of tools that enable them to significantly increase their operational efficiency, give visibility within their logistics operations, and make their customers happier with real-time delivery notifications and tracking. You’ll work with a diverse team of engineers who believe in code quality and in continuous improvement. We provide access to online learning resources to fuel your learning and growth. Originally posted on Himalayas