Job Description

About ITC

Join ITC, a trailblazing force with offices in Shanghai, Singapore, and Saigon. We are a hub of innovation for Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders, guiding them through the complexities of the Chinese and APAC markets.

At ITC, youll play a pivotal role in transforming their business landscapes using cutting-edge MarTech, e-Commerce, and Omnichannel solutions. As part of our team, youll not only witness but also contribute to significant ROI achievements and market successes. Were not just navigating the future of digital commerce; were creating it.

Our expertise includes:

• Digital Transformation & Change Management (including Digital Transformation Talent Augmentation)
• CRM, CDP, Data, Marketing Automation & Clienteling
• Talent Augmentation Solutions
• Tailor-made Digital & Commerce Experiences: WeChat Mini Programs, Websites, Apps
• System Integration, APIs & Infrastructure Management.

About this position

We are looking for a highly skilled Technical Architect Manager (specialized in PHP) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of backend architecture, extensive experience in PHP frameworks, and expertise in designing and developing REST APIs.

This role requires a leader who can mentor developers, establish coding standards, and ensure best practices are followed. Proficiency in English communication, especially in reading and writing, is essential. Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and familiarity with technologies like Linux, Git, and containerization platforms is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement APIs, ensuring optimal performance and responsiveness
• Create comprehensive technical designs and ensure they are properly documented and communicated to the team
• Develop and maintain backend architecture to support scalable, extendible and reliable applications
• Accountable for working on code reviewing, bug fixing and assisting QA/QC Team
• Actively participate in projects workshops and understanding requirements
• Providing time estimates for new initiatives
• Mentor and assist junior developers, sharing your expertise and promoting best development practices.
• Establish coding standard and best practices to train developers produce clean, efficient code
• Understanding of continuous integration / continuous delivery concepts and the ability to troubleshoot related issues

Requirements

Must Have

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in PHP development, 5 years as technical leader, 2 years of Architect role
• Good communication in English (focus more in Reading and Writing)
• Proficiency in PHP, Laravel/Lumen, MySQL, good Experience with Drupal, WordPress, knows their pros/cons
• Rich Experience designing and developing REST APIs
• Experience with Linux and the associated services used for web applications (Nginx, Apache2)
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Familiarity with integrating third-party APIs and applications
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in a team, managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Willing to learn new technologies when required

Nice to Have

• Experience building technical proposals for presale team
• Experience with containerization platforms such as Docker, Docker compose, Kubernetes
• Chinese speaking is a great plus
• Any additional programming language is a plus
• Experience in Magento development is a plus
• Experience in Phalcon development is a plus
• Involvement in the Drupal community is a big plus
• Experience in working with WeChat Mini Program or APP is a plus

The Package

• Employment and insurance benefits above the market
• Professional career path and frequent objectives, review
• Multicultural team (10+ nationalities), non-stop parties, sharing, learning
• Lovely office with modern facilities
• Fun and dynamic team with great ambition always striving toward the same goal
• Pantry area with snacks, and drinks available all the time
• Weekly team gatherings, and parties with some big surprises
• Other exciting team-building activities