# Senior PHP Software Engineer

Join Scrums.com to work on robust, high performance systems for a leading client, using core PHP without heavy framework abstraction, ideal for a developer who enjoys deep control over architecture.A senior, high ownership role with direct exposure to API integrations and payments adjacent systems, working across the full stack.Hybrid based in Cape Town or Johannesburg. Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain applications using core PHP (framework light or vanilla PHP architecture). Work across both front end and back end, contributing to full feature delivery. Build and integrate REST APIs with internal and third party systems. Manage and optimise MySQL database design, queries, and performance. Deploy and manage infrastructure and workloads on AWS. Collaborate closely with cross functional teams including product, QA, and other engineers. Contribute to code quality through reviews, testing, and adherence to best practice, including modernising legacy code where needed. Experience and education Minimum 6 years of professional experience in PHP, with strong core/vanilla PHP fundamentals (not framework dependent). Solid MySQL database skills, including schema design and query o

- **Id**: 1076122
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/scrums-com-senior-php-software-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-20T04:03:16Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T15:12:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 49
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1641
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cybersecurity, Design & Creative, Digital Design, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 57427
- **Name**: Scrums.com
- **Domain**: scrums.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/scrums-com>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 40
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.025
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 155
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 44000
- **Max usd**: 80000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 28

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **MySQL** — Optional: no
- **PHP** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 49

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **South Africa** — Iso: ZA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-20T13:00:35Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 85
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.85
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 49
- **Expected fill days**: 155
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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