PHP Developer

• Develop, maintain, and improve PHP-based EMR/EHR modules.
• Build backend logic for clinical, administrative, billing, pharmacy, laboratory, inventory, reporting, and user management workflows.
• Use Laravel or another modern PHP framework to develop structured, secure, and maintainable software features.
• Translate user stories, workflow documents, and acceptance criteria into working application functions.
• Maintain and improve existing codebases, including bug fixing, responsible refactoring, and technical stabilisation.
• Support release preparation by ensuring assigned development tasks are completed, documented, and ready for QA testing.

• Design, build, maintain, and document REST APIs for internal modules and system integrations.
• Implement proper validation, authentication, authorisation, error handling, and response structures for APIs.
• Design and maintain database tables, relationships, queries, migrations, and data structures.
• Work with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or other approved relational database systems.
• Optimise slow queries, backend processes, and data operations that may affect system performance.
• Support data integrity, audit trails, reporting logic, master data, and configuration activities where required.

• Apply secure coding practices to protect sensitive health, patient, operational, and business data.
• Implement user authentication, authorisation, role-based access control, permission logic, and session management.
• Support input validation, output protection, audit logging, and prevention of common web application vulnerabilities.
• Report security weaknesses, access control gaps, or data protection risks to the CTO or technical lead.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with Rednoxx policies on healthcare data, system access, and client information.

• Investigate, reproduce, and resolve defects reported by QA, product owners, implementation teams, or users.
• Analyse logs, database records, error reports, and user feedback to identify root causes.
• Provide timely fixes for critical issues affecting hospital workflows and system usability.
• Use Git for version control, branching, commits, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog review, technical meetings, release review, and deployment readiness sessions.
• Work closely with QA Engineers to validate fixes, reduce defect recurrence, and improve release quality.
• Maintain useful technical notes, API documentation, setup instructions, and module-level documentation.

Requirements:

• A minimum of an HND or equivalent practical experience in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ practical PHP development experience.
• Strong experience with PHP frameworks, preferably Laravel.
  
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Experience using Git in a team-based development environment.
• Evidence of real software projects, preferably production or enterprise systems.
• Ability to work full-time and meet agreed delivery timelines.
• Strong practical experience in PHP application development
• Good knowledge of Laravel or another modern PHP framework
• Ability to write clean controllers, models, services, APIs, and reusable components
• Experience building, consuming, testing, and documenting APIs
• Strong working knowledge of MySQL/PostgreSQL, schema design, queries, relationships, and optimization
• Experience with login systems, authorization, role-based access, and user permissions
• Good knowledge of Git workflow, branching, commits, pull requests, and code review
• Ability to read existing code, identify bugs, analyse logs, and resolve defects
• Understanding of secure coding, validation, access control, and web application security basics
•  Ability to document technical work clearly for developers, QA, and product teams

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience developing healthcare, hospital, EMR, EHR, ERP, fintech, insurance, or workflow-heavy enterprise applications.
• Experience maintaining existing software platforms and resolving production issues.
• Experience with API integrations and modular software architecture.
• Knowledge of patient data protection, audit trails, and access control.
• Basic familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Vue, React, or similar frontend tools.
• Exposure to Linux/server environments, CI/CD, Docker, automated testing, or deployment processes will be an added advantage.

Key Deliverables:

• Completed development tasks within agreed sprint timelines.
• Functional PHP/Laravel modules aligned with approved requirements.
• REST APIs and backend services with proper validation and error handling.
• Database structures, migrations, and optimized queries for assigned modules.
• Correctly resolved bugs and technical issues with minimal recurrence.
• Secure implementation of user roles, permissions, audit trails, and access controls.
• Code commits and pull requests following approved Git workflow.
• Technical documentation, API notes, and setup instructions.
• Support to QA during testing, defect resolution, and release validation.
• Stable improvements to existing EMR/EHR modules.

Performance Indicator:

• Development tasks completed within agreed timelines
  
• Code is readable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with Rednoxx standards
  
• Bug Resolution Defects are resolved correctly with minimal recurrence
  
• Database Quality Queries and database structures are efficient, reliable, and scalable
  
• Secure coding and access control practices are applied consistently
  
• Works effectively with CTO, QA, Product Owners, Technical PM, and implementation team
  
• Provides clear technical notes and API/module documentation
  
• Responds effectively to urgent technical and production issues

Probation Expectation:

• Understand the existing EMR/EHR codebase and development environment.
• Complete assigned bug fixes and small feature improvements.
• Use Git and follow the approved development workflow.
• Collaborate with QA to resolve defects.
• Demonstrate secure and maintainable coding practices.
• Support at least one release, module improvement, or stabilisation cycle.
• Work independently with reasonable supervision.