Description:

Datassential is a global food and beverage intelligence platform that utilizes billions of data points and AI to empower major brands in the food and beverage ecosystem.
The company is headquartered in Chicago, USA, and has expanded globally through the acquisition of CHD Expert in 2022.
Datassential has received investment from New Mountain Capital and Endicott Capital, allowing for accelerated product development and enhanced R&D efforts.
The company is seeking a skilled PHP Lead Engineer with knowledge of the Yii and Laravel frameworks to develop and maintain web applications.
Responsibilities include writing clean and efficient PHP code, collaborating with team members, developing APIs, ensuring software quality, and optimizing application performance.
The role involves participating in code reviews, staying updated with industry trends, and providing technical support as needed.

Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience is required.
Candidates must have 7+ years of professional experience in PHP development, with at least 1 year in cloud-based environments, preferably AWS.
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is necessary.
Proficiency in PHP and one or more PHP frameworks (Laravel, Yii, Yii2) is required.
A strong understanding of OOP concepts, design patterns, and SOLID principles is essential.
Hands-on experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices is required.
Candidates should have experience with major RDBMS (MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch).
Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, ECS, and Lambda is necessary.
Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms such as ECS and Kubernetes is required.
Experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, is necessary.
Knowledge of version control systems like Bitbucket or Git is required.

The position offers a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual bonus.
Employees receive affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including a no-cost employee-only plan.
A 401K plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match up to 5% is provided.
Employees enjoy unlimited PTO, recharge days, and a break from Christmas through New Year.
A remote stipend is available for non-Chicago residents.
Wellness reimbursement or access to the HQ gym is included.