Kforce has a client in Tempe, AZ that is seeking a PHP Developer to be an integral part of a cutting edge software development team working towards developing and maintaining state of the art applications. The PHP Developer will be capable of independent work with little direction. They are expected to contribute to existing and new code bases as well as architecture design and development. Responsibilities: * Mentor junior engineers within the team in order to bring them into a more senior level * Work closely with devops and customer support to ensure that your code is of the highest quality and meets customer requirements * Develop products that adhere to the highest standards and are standards compliant * Fix, adapt, develop, and change our current environments to bring them to state of the art level, as well as meeting customer needs * Work closely with DevOps to implement and execute release tools and best practices * Build automated unit and integration tests * Create efficient and reusable code with extensive test coverage * Integrate third-party APIs * Design, implement, and enhance multiple microservices * Maintain strong coding, compliance, & security standards * Write scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code * Perform code reviews and PRs as needed * Design and develop software solutions that meet product and platform specifications; Development tasks include integration with other applications/services, API's, and databases * Ensure the team's software works well in its testing and live environment * Coordinate with product owners to refine specifications and deliverables * Work with other technical leaders and team leads in the broader organization to define, schedule, and prioritize work * Ensure that the team's technical product documentation is always complete, accurate and coherent * Define, lead, and encourage continuous improvement of the team's delivery and development processes