Software developer PHP

Location : Cape Town (but you can be based anywhere in South Africa)

Work model : Fully remote.

Salary : R35k-R45k CTC

Why youd want to work here..

Fully remote high-trust environment no micromanagement

13th cheque 15 days leave (negotiable)

Small respectful team with a pull together mindset

Work on cutting-edge communication and automation tech (including AI and Intelligent Virtual Agents)

Opportunity to grow your career working with exciting well-known brands

Structured but flexible environment where change speed and iteration are embraced

About our client..

Our client is a specialist consultancy in end-to-end digital experience communication and automation technology solutions. They focus on intelligent communication and automation for enterprise clients across diverse industries helping organisations deliver seamless omnichannel customer experiences.

They integrate Generative and Agentic AI into core business operations unifying communication data and automation under one intelligent platform. This includes automated orchestration and governance of AI agents and business processes ensuring compliant coordinated and goal-driven execution across the enterprise.

This is a Software Developer (PHP) role ideal for someone who wants to deepen both back-end and front-end skills and be part of a team working on Intelligent Virtual Agent technologies for big recognisable brands.

What the job involves..

Migrating building extending and maintaining platforms built in PHP

Working on both back-end and front-end web development (HTML CSS JavaScript PHP)

Setting up configuring and integrating Intelligent Virtual Agents using the companys configuration tools

Collaborating closely with the AI and Automation teams

Writing clean maintainable code aligned with the companys coding methodology

Supporting applications and environments in production

Working within Agile / Scrum ways of working and contributing to continuous improvement

What you need to be considered..

24 years of software development experience with PHP

Experience building web applications using HTML CSS JavaScript and PHP

Understanding of SQL databases (e.g. MySQL)

Familiarity with version control systems such as Git

Solid understanding of Object-Oriented development methodologies

Comfortable working within Agile and / or Scrum environments

Good communication and technical documentation skills

Relevant qualification : Diploma in Information Technology BTech (IT) Computer Science or equivalent

A degree is a significant advantage

Customer-first mindset and a passion for technology

Self-starter proactive and self-driven with an internal locus of control

Positive attitude and willingness to share knowledge and collaborate with a team

Bonus points if you..

Have experience with PHP MVC frameworks (e.g. Laravel)

Have exposure to state management systems

Have experience with AWS technologies

Are comfortable working in Linux environments (e.g. Ubuntu CentOS)

Have experience or strong interest in Agentic AI Prompting and Intelligent Virtual Assistants / Chatbots

Enjoy thinking at scale and solving complex problems across enterprise environments

Key Skills

MVC,CSS,HTML5,AJAX,Apache,LAMP Stack,Drupal,MySQL,JavaScript,PHP,GIT,Wordpress

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1