# About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: **Essential criteria** 1. Proven track record of developing in PHP 8.0 or newer, and Laravel 11 – 13
2. Deep understanding of developing on MySQL, MariaDB or AWS Aurora, writing and optimising queries (especially in ANSI SQL)
3. Hands-on experience using Git version control, deployment pipelines, and agile workflows
4. Practical experience writing unit, integration, and acceptance tests, working with a testing team
5. Hands-on experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
6. Demonstrable history of successful projects e.g. GitHub repos or ability to talk in detail
7. Frontend JavaScript development experience in Vue.js (especially the composition API)
8. Frontend CSS development experience in Tailwind CSS, bootstrap
9. Deep understanding of software design principles and best practices **Desirable criteria** 1. Computer Science Degree
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