<p><strong>PHP Developer</strong></p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>PHP Developer</strong> to support a platform transition and help build out new PHP-based applications using the JetBrains ecosystem. This is a hands-on, heads-down role for someone who enjoys owning development work end to end and is comfortable operating in a Linux server environment.</p><p>This position blends <strong>core PHP development</strong> with <strong>light systems administration</strong>, making it ideal for someone who has supported production applications in a mid-to-large enterprise environment and can step in confidently to move work forward.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>Develop and maintain <strong>customer-facing PHP applications</strong></li><li>Build and support <strong>API integrations</strong></li><li>Serve as a key contributor during the platform transition to <strong>PHPStorm / JetBrains</strong></li><li>Manage application deployments, services, permissions, and troubleshooting on <strong>Linux servers</strong></li><li>Collaborate closely with existing developers to support workload and accelerate delivery</li><li>Work independently to identify dependencies, tools, and best practices needed for development</li><li>Support backend data access and integrations using SQL</li><li>Contribute to environment setup and ongoing stability as systems are being built out</li><li>EDI experience is a strong plus, especially for integration-focused work</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Required Experience & Skills</strong></p><ul><li><strong>5+ years</strong> of professional PHP development experience</li><li>Strong experience with <strong>Git</strong> (branching, merging, collaboration workflows)</li><li>Proven ability to <strong>independently deploy, configure, and support PHP applications on Linux servers</strong></li><li>Hands-on experience developing applications and APIs using <strong>PHPStorm (JetBrains)</strong></li><li>Solid <strong>SQL</strong> skills, including configuring data and setting up database connections</li><li>Comfortable managing services, permissions, and troubleshooting production issues</li><li>Experience working in a <strong>mid-to-large company</strong> environment</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p><ul><li>EDI or integration-heavy background</li><li>Experience supporting production systems during platform or tooling transitions</li><li>Ability to guide others on tooling, dependencies, and development best practices</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Robert Half is current seeking an experienced Software Development Team Lead for our client in the Madison area. This is a Direct Hire role that will require a hybrid work schedule. The role is responsible for leading two Scrum teams and ensuring software is delivered reliably and at a high standard. The focus is on clear expectations, strong accountability, and steady execution rather than process for its own sake. Success is measured by consistent delivery, healthy team performance, improving delivery metrics, and meeting customer and product commitments.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Duties</strong></p><ul><li>Act as a senior, hands-on developer while leading two Scrum teams.</li><li>Design, build, review, and maintain production software using .NET and Azure.</li><li>Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and pairing.</li><li>Lead team performance, accountability, and continuous improvement efforts.</li><li>Set clear delivery and quality expectations and hold the team to them.</li><li>Partner with Product Owners and technical leaders to align scope, capacity, and timelines.</li><li>Produce accurate workload estimates and delivery forecasts for internal and external customers.</li><li>Facilitate agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.</li><li>Ensure user stories are well-defined, estimable, and tracked in Azure DevOps.</li><li>Define, monitor, and act on delivery metrics (velocity, lead time, defect rates).</li><li>Identify and remove delivery bottlenecks across engineering, QA, and release processes.</li><li>Drive effective adoption of generative AI tools to improve developer productivity.</li></ul>
