PHP Developer (Not a remote position)

Description Position at TravelMediaGroup.com PHP Developer - Travel Media Group (Orlando, FL)

About the Role

Travel Media Group is seeking a talented PHP Developer to join our growing technology team in Orlando, FL. This position plays a key role in developing and maintaining both client-facing and internal web applications that power our reputation, social media, and AI-driven hospitality platforms. The ideal candidate is a motivated developer who thrives in an agile, collaborative environment, has a strong grasp of PHP frameworks, modern front-end technologies, and experience working with APIs and data scraping. You'll work on projects that directly impact thousands of hotels and management companies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain internal and external web applications built on PHP and Symfony.
• Implement, integrate, and maintain third-party APIs and data ingestion/scraping pipelines.
• Collaborate with team members in an agile environment using Git-based version control.
• Contribute to feature planning, architecture discussions, and code reviews.
• Build responsive, accessible, and performant front-end interfaces using frontend frameworks.
• Diagnose, debug, and resolve application bugs and performance issues.
• Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Conduct unit testing and assist with deployment processes.
• Manage time effectively, communicate progress, and meet task deadlines.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional PHP and MySQL development experience.
• Proficiency in Symfony or similar MVC frameworks (e.g., Laravel, CodeIgniter).
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience building or consuming RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of web scraping tools and techniques (e.g., cURL, Guzzle, Puppeteer, BeautifulSoup, or similar).
• Familiarity with Doctrine ORM or equivalent database abstraction layers.
• Understanding of responsive design principles and browser compatibility.
• Experience with Git for version control.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Additional Skills (Nice to Have)

• Knowledge of WordPress theme/plugin development.
• Experience with front-end frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular.
• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, EC2, S3) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with data visualization, dashboards, or analytics tools.
• Interest in AI, NLP, or vector search technologies (bonus).

Application Requirements Applicants must provide:

• Examples of real-world projects demonstrating individual contributions.
• Code samples or GitHub links that illustrate development quality and problem-solving ability.

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