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You will build and maintain web applications using PHP and Laravel for international client projects. The work ranges from greenfield builds to extending and refactoring existing codebases that serve production traffic.\nWhat You Will Work On\nBuild and maintain web applications using PHP 8+ and the Laravel framework\nDesign and implement RESTful APIs consumed by frontend and mobile clients\nWrite database migrations, optimise queries, and manage MySQL or PostgreSQL schemas\nImplement authentication, authorisation, and security best practices\nWrite automated tests (PHPUnit, Pest) and maintain CI/CD pipelines\nReview code, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to technical decision-making\nWhat We Look For\n5+ years of professional PHP development, with strong Laravel experience\nSolid understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and SOLID\nExperience with relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL) including query optimisation\nFamiliarity with queue systems (Redis, RabbitMQ), caching, and background job processing\nGit workflow proficiency and experience with CI/CD tools\nExperience working in distributed teams across timezones\nWhy Scrums.com\nScrums.com is not a job board. 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Apply once, get considered for every relevant project that comes through.\nEngineering in Cape Town\nCape Town has established itself as South Africa's startup and product engineering hub. The city punches above its weight in software, with a concentrated ecosystem of product companies, agencies, and international remote teams clustered around the CBD, Woodstock, and the Southern Suburbs. The lifestyle and timezone overlap with Europe make it a natural base for engineers working with UK and EU clients.\nThe developer community in Cape Town is tight-knit and active, with regular meetups across Python, JavaScript, DevOps, and data engineering. Scrums.com's Cape Town operation supports engineers who want access to international project work without leaving a city that consistently ranks among the best places to live on the continent.\nThis role is open to engineers based in or willing to relocate to the Cape Town metro area. 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