PHP Developer Requirements, Skills & Qualifications

The following common skills and qualifications are required of a PHP Developer:

BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar relevant field
Previous working experience as a PHP Developer for (x) year(s)
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
Proficient in PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery Expert
Experience with PHP MVC frameworks (Symfony, Kohana, CodeIgniter, Zend, etc.)
Extensive experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Hands on Angular, couchDB and/or MongoDB
Excellent relational database skills with MySQL
Experience with building restful JSON web services
Knowledge of API's, such as twitter, Facebook, Google maps, Instagram, etc.
Understanding of responsive design frameworks such as bootstrap

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of PHP Developer skill, qualifications and experience. Job requirements for specific PHP Developer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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