Senior PHP Developer Stellar Technologies | Dubai, UAE
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Sophia Malik May 6, 2026 What You’ll Be Doing Maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance production applications built on PHP 5.6 within a fully governed environment Own MySQL 5.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance production applications built on **PHP 5.6** within a fully governed environment
- Own **MySQL 5.7** database health — performance tuning, indexing, integrity controls
- Configure and support **Apache web server** deployments in line with IT governance frameworks
- Build and maintain secure **SOAP and REST API integrations** with government and federal platforms
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and preventive action implementation
- Support compliance reviews, security audits, and change management processes
- Maintain detailed technical documentation — configurations, integration specs, and change logs
- Contribute to modernisation initiatives with zero disruption to live services
What We’re Looking For
- **7+ years** of PHP development experience, with strong hands-on exposure to **legacy PHP 5.x environments**
- Solid **MySQL 5.7** skills — schema design, query optimisation, data governance
- Proven experience with **Apache** in enterprise-grade setups
- Real-world **SOAP and REST API integration** experience, ideally in regulated or government sectors
- Strong grasp of **secure coding practices** and web application security standards
- Comfortable working within structured **change management and release processes**
- Proficient with **Git** or equivalent version control
Bonus Points
- Prior experience in UAE government, semi-government, or regulated environments
- Familiarity with **UAE digital government standards** and integration frameworks
- Knowledge of modern PHP (Laravel, Symfony) for gradual modernisation
- Frontend literacy — HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Language Requirement: Arabic fluency is required for this role.
The Environment
This is not a startup.
It’s a high-stakes, audit-ready, compliance-first environment where stability is everything.
You’ll work alongside government IT teams, follow formal release cycles, and contribute to secure integrations across federal platforms.
Autonomy comes with accountability here.
Why Stellar
Stellar Technologies is a UAE-based digital innovation company headquartered in Dubai Media City.
We partner with enterprise and government clients across the GCC, placing top-tier technology talent in roles that matter.
We handle the placement — you focus on the work.
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