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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

PHP Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R01 - R02 per month
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Claremont
  • Posted 11 Aug 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2643655 - Ref 878000022891058
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About the position

We are seeking an experienced PHP Developer to join our Revenue Systems [Email Address Removed] role offers the opportunity to take full ownership of a mature PHP-based platform that underpins our consumer-facing and operational products. Initially, you will lead a structured knowledge transfer from external partners, ensuring deep familiarity with the system architecture, integrations, and data models.


As the internal technical authority, you will be responsible for the platform’s stability, security, and evolution. Beyond maintenance, you will contribute to feature development, database optimisation, and API integrations. Over time, you will play a key role in building Syntell’s internal engineering capability, mentoring new developers, and championing best practices across the team.


This is a career-defining opportunity to influence the architecture and reliability of a system deployed at scale, while helping shape the future of our technology stack.




Requirements

  • Proficiency in modern PHP (8.0+).


  • Strong knowledge of Laravel and/or Symfony frameworks.


  • Solid experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL: schema design, query optimisation, indexing, and ORMs (Eloquent/Doctrine).


  • Expertise in building and consuming RESTful APIs, with secure authentication (OAuth2, API keys, JWT).


  • Proficiency with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.


  • Ability to work within Agile/Scrum frameworks and onboard into complex, legacy codebases.


Experience


  • 5+ years of commercial PHP development experience, with a proven track record of delivering and evolving production systems.


  • Hands-on experience maintaining and modernising legacy codebases.


  • Strong background in application monitoring, performance optimisation, and incident resolution.


  • Experience collaborating with product and delivery teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.




Desired Skills:

  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • MySQL

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

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Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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