Octopus by RTG is enabling a key partner organization to build their digital hub in Egypt looking for the right pioneers to work on exciting AI Projects.
Octopus is proud to be part of the Robusta Technology Group (RTG), a leading tech consultancy group. With a decade of experience and a successful track record of delivering over 300 projects across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, RTG has established itself as a preferred employer in the Egyptian market. Octopus and Robusta are building a bridge between Europe and Africa, creating tailored hub solutions to connect companies with top talent across the globe.
Octopus is specialized in rapidly assembling remote global tech teams that are fully aligned with the culture and practices of a particular brand. By providing tailored hubs to suit its clients needs, Octopus gives companies all the advantages of remote work and offshoring without all the negatives.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Dev team members to design, develop, test, and deploy new features and functionalities following best industrial practices.
- Take ownership of solution design and development for critical components.
- Evaluate, implement, and enforce software development best practices.
- Participate in technical support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Provide technical insights for system integration, including estimations and proposals.
- Investigate and fix bugs, refactor code, and improve system performance.
- Mentor less-senior developers, offering constructive feedback on pull requests and design documents.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum development processes.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation.
- Offer technical support for web and mobile applications.
- Embrace continuous learning to keep up with evolving technologies.
Requirements:
- Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 5+ years in backend development.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in PHP Laravel Framework, with experience in designing, developing, and testing software.
- Experience handling high availability, concurrency, and low latency solutions using PHP Laravel.
- Strong knowledge of MySQL and experience in optimizing SQL query performance.
- Experience with system administration (a plus).
- Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google APIs.
- Experience with Continuous Delivery (CD) lifecycle, deployment, and support (a plus).
- SDLC Expertise: Experience with version control, CI/CD, and configuration management tools.
- Performance & Security: Ability to reason about performance, security, and interactions in complex distributed systems.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of collaborating with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Problem-Solving: Strong debugging skills for both new and existing software.
- Additional Skills:
- Experience with high availability, low latency, and scalability requirements.
- Experience working with remote/distributed teams and projects.