Lead PHP Developer

Who we are 

Datassential is a global food and beverage intelligence platform. By embracing billions of data points and AI, we offer a suite of innovative solutions that empower over 90% of the largest global brands in the food & beverage ecosystem to more effectively develop, market, and sell their products. 

Datassential, headquartered in Chicago, USA, has gained momentum in global markets through its acquisition of CHD Expert (HQ: France) in 2022. Datassential recently received investment from New Mountain Capital and Endicott Capital, two top tier private equity firms. This significant milestone in our company’s journey enables us to accelerate our product roadmap and enhance our R&D efforts to deliver even more value-added features and solutions for our clients. 

Our global, remote-first team celebrates diverse backgrounds and new perspectives while cultivating expertise in all things food and beverage. Food brings people together, and there's room for everyone at Datassential's table. 

We are seeking a skilled PHP Lead Engineer with knowledge of the Yii and Laravel frameworks to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications, ensuring code quality, and implementing robust solutions. You will collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and other stakeholders to deliver user-friendly, high-performance applications. 

What you will do

• Write clean, scalable, and efficient PHP code following best practices and coding standards. 
• Develop and maintain web applications using PHP frameworks such as Yii, Yii2 and Laravel. 
• Collaborate with team members and cross functional teams to define project requirements, scope, and objectives.
• Develop APIs and integrate third-party services where required.
• Ensure software quality through comprehensive testing, debugging, and troubleshooting. 
• Advocate for test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing practices
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security. 
• Participate in code reviews, team meetings, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product to ensure strong optimization and functionality. 
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure solutions remain current. 
• Provide technical support and resolve application-related issues as needed.

Why you should join us

• Develop hands-on skills working with a wide array of tools and technologies.
• Gain experience working with cloud platforms and integrating with software built using the latest technologies. 
• Contribute to and lead major initiatives and help drive technology improvements across a core suite of products. 
• Advance your career in a supportive environment with multiple career paths, including opportunities to continue growth in PHP, leadership and new technical skills 

Who You Are

• Attentive to detail with strong problem-solving skills, able to manage multiple tasks effectively and simultaneously. 
• Thrive in a collaborative environment but also work well independently.
• Seek initiative and undertake self-development activities 
• Communicate clearly, and adapt to varying technical skill levels.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and troubleshoot effectively during high-priority incidents.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience) 
• 7+ years of professional experience in PHP development with at least 1 year in cloud-based environments, preferably AWS
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies 
• Proficient in PHP and one or more of the PHP Frameworks (Laravel, Yii, Yii2)
• Strong understanding of OOP concepts, design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Hands on experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices 
• Hands on experience in at least one major RDBMS: MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc. and NoSQL: MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, etc., database design, and writing complex queries 
• Experience in AWS Services, such as EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, ECS, Lambda, etc.
• Experience in containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms such as ECS, Kubernetes
• Experience working with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling) 
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Bitbucket, Git)

• Competitive salary and annual bonus eligibility
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including a no cost employee-only plan
• 401K with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 5%
• Unlimited PTO, recharge days, and Christmas through New Year break
• Remote Stipend (non-Chicago residents)
• Wellness Reimbursement or HQ Gym access

Our Table Welcomes All. We embrace diversity of both background and thought and foster an inclusive environment that extends an open landscape of opportunities to everyone. We invite each of us to simply be ourselves. We operate with respect and without judgment, celebrating both the power of the individual as well as our shared humanity.

Datassential is an E-Verify employer.

The pay range for this role is $130,000k/yr- $140,000k/yr. Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact anjali.ambat@datassential.com