Senior PHP Developer Stellar Technologies | Dubai, UAE

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.