Senior PHP Developer/Performance optimization (worldwide remote, work anywhere)

CloudLinux is a global remote-first company. We are driven by our principles: do the right thing, employees first, we are remote first, and we deliver high volume, low-cost Linux infrastructure and security products that help companies to increase the efficiency of their operations. Every person on our team supports each other and does what we can to ensure we all are successful.

CloudLinux OS, our flagship product, runs on more than 50,000 production servers today, powering over 40 million websites, and is recognized as the best OS for security and efficiency in a shared hosting environment. CloudLinux OS increases server density and enhances security, thus reducing operating costs, decreasing churn rates, and increasing profitability.

As a Senior PHP Developer/Performance optimization you will be part of the CL PRO Team focuses on the diagnostic and optimization of WordPress sites (PHP X-Ray, AccelerateWP), advanced automation, deep-look performance analytics, and centralized monitoring tools. You will be working oncreating software to optimize websites working on WordPress, analyzing/debugging different plugins, and developing our own ones.

Check out our website for more information about our CLOS Product - https://www.cloudlinux.com/

Join us to make a difference!

Requirements

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• 3+ years of experience with PHP
• Strong knowledge of PHP, JavaScript & HTML
• Experience and understanding of optimization principles:

1. frontend parts (cdn, ccss, http2 push, esi, etc.)
2. backend parts (sql, refactoring, apache, opcache, etc.)

• Strong experience in the development/debug/diagnosis of WordPress plugins and in the maintenance of WP itself
• Strong Experience in MySQL/MariaDB
• Experience in Redis/Memcached
• Experience in Apache/Nginx/(LightSpeed would be a plus)
• Practice of automation testing
• Knowledge of regular expressions
• Power-user Linux skills
• Intermediate level of English
• Version control/code management (git)

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience in Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, Vagrant
• Experience in managing popular Content Management Systems (Joomla, Drupal, etc.)

Personal skills:

• Decency, responsibility and high level of discipline 
• Fast-learning, proactivity
• Desire to work in a fast-paced growing deadline-driven startup-up environment
• Strong self-motivation, driven to achieve committed milestones
• Ability to independently analyze a task and find the right solution
• Ability to work in a team

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• A focus on professional development
• Interesting and challenging projects
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves
• Compensation for private medical insurance
• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement
• Budget for education
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent

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