Software Engineer (PHP)

Your responsibilities:

• Learn and develop business processes in collaboration with the product team, designing technology-driven delivery solutions
  

• Develop new delivery platform features and extend our client API’s
  

• Apply foresight in solution design for the longevity of the platform
  

• Contribute clean, well-designed, performant, peer-reviewed code
  

• Improve development processes and apply environmental standards
  

• Focus on scalability and efficiency for high-throughput services
  

• Track the latest technology trends to constantly improve our platform
  

• Constant consideration of the metrics driving your work
  

• Make sure your internal and external customers' needs are met
  

• Have a keen interest in e-commerce delivery services and trends
  

• Work collaboratively with our engineers to be part of a high-performing team
  

Requirements

• Minimum of two years performing professional software development in a modern language
  
• A technology related Bachelor’s Degree (Computer Science, Engineering etc.) OR equivalent experience in the industry with a track record of delivering solutions.
  
• Solid knowledge of one or more Web Frameworks with a focus on server side development, Laravel is preferred.
  
• Know how to build RESTful API’s and an awareness of other communication protocols
  
• Experience in working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
  
• Experience in containerization and orchestration deployment. Docker, Kubernetes are preferred
  
• Proficient in using development tools such as git, ticketing systems and following collaborative development processes, preferably Github and Jira
  
• Linux skills for performing basic server administration and resource analysis
  
• An interest in more than one language and using the right tool for the job
  
• General awareness of technical trends and architectures
  

Preferred

• Strong PHP experience
  
• Participation in open source projects
  
• Experience with asynchronous messaging systems
  
• Experience talking directly with clients and other non-technical personnel
  
• Exposure to Cloud environments and infrastructure as code
  
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 and some experience in front end Javascript frameworks
  
• Exposure or experience with functional programming languages
  
• Exposure or experience with Python and Golang
  
• Exposure or experience with protobuf, cbor, flatbuffers, or other modern transport schemas
  

Key Skills : Application Design Patterns & Algorithms, PHP, Laravel, RESTful API’s, JSON, SQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux.

Benefits

Why join PARGO

• Work on real, high-impact data problems in logistics and e-commerce.
  

• Influence how data is modeled and used across the business.
  

• Learn from experienced, hands-on leaders in a scale-up environment.
  

• Competitive remuneration.
  

• Contribution to medical aid and group life cover.
  

• Flexible working hours and hybrid setup.
  

• Strong focus on personal growth and skill development.
  

• A collaborative team culture and a great office in Gardens, Cape Town.
  

About PARGO

Pargo is transforming last-mile delivery in South Africa through smarter, more accessible logistics solutions. Our growing network of Pick-Up Points enables businesses and consumers to move parcels efficiently, even in areas traditional delivery struggles to reach. We are a technology-driven company focused on execution, innovation, and measurable impact.