Individual Contributor (IC) career path for PHP Developer

Intern PHP Developer

Has less than 1 year of experience. Learning basic of programming.

Skills needed for Intern PHP Developer

• Learns Game Theory
• Learns Sorting
• Learns Graph Theory and Trees
• Learns Greedy
• Learns Strings
• Learns Bit Manipulation
• Learns Dynamic Programming
• Learns NP Complete
• Learns Big-O notation
• Learns Recursion
• Learns SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Learns Singleton
• Learns Observer
• Learns Mediator
• Learns Strategy
• Learns Facade
• Learns Decorator
• Learns Builder
• Learns MVC
• Learns OOP
• Learns PHP
• Learns Variables and Data Types
• Learns File handling concepts
• Learns REST API
• Learns Exception Handling
• Learns Package manager
• Learns PostgreSQL
• Learns Apache Cassandra
• Learns SQL Server
• Learns Elasticsearch
• Learns SQL
• Learns MySQL
• Learns Redis
• Learns MongoDB
• Learns Sphinx Search
• Learns CodeIgniter
• Learns CakePHP
• Learns Laravel
• Learns Yii
• Learns Symfony
• Learns Staging changes
• Learns Cloning
• Learns Ignoring .git
• Learns History and diffs
• Learns Pushing and Pulling
• Learns Configuring git
• Learns Commits
• Learns Branches and Tags
• Learns Drupal
• Learns WordPress
• Learns Joomla
• Learns Magento

Junior PHP Developer

Has approximately 1-2 years experience and basic programming foundations. Contribute ideas during team meetings

Skills needed for Junior PHP Developer

• Knows PHP
• Knows Variables and Data Types
• Knows File handling concepts
• Knows REST API
• Knows Exception Handling
• Knows Package manager
• Learns Staging changes
• Learns Cloning
• Learns Ignoring .git
• Learns History and diffs
• Learns Pushing and Pulling
• Learns Configuring git
• Learns Commits
• Learns Branches and Tags
• Knows PostgreSQL
• Knows Apache Cassandra
• Knows SQL Server
• Knows Elasticsearch
• Knows SQL
• Knows MySQL
• Knows Redis
• Knows MongoDB
• Knows Sphinx Search
• Knows CodeIgniter
• Knows CakePHP
• Knows Laravel
• Knows Yii
• Knows Symfony
• Knows Game Theory
• Knows Sorting
• Knows Graph Theory and Trees
• Knows Greedy
• Knows Strings
• Knows Bit Manipulation
• Knows Dynamic Programming
• Knows NP Complete
• Knows Big-O notation
• Knows Recursion
• Knows Drupal
• Knows WordPress
• Knows Joomla
• Knows Magento
• Learns SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Learns Singleton
• Learns Observer
• Learns Mediator
• Learns Strategy
• Learns Facade
• Learns Decorator
• Learns Builder
• Learns MVC
• Learns OOP

Middle PHP Developer

Has more than 2 years of experience in software engineering. They need less supervision and minimal reworks.

Skills needed for Middle PHP Developer

• Does PHP
• Does Variables and Data Types
• Does File handling concepts
• Does REST API
• Does Exception Handling
• Does Package manager
• Does CodeIgniter
• Does CakePHP
• Does Laravel
• Does Yii
• Does Symfony
• Knows Staging changes
• Knows Cloning
• Knows Ignoring .git
• Knows History and diffs
• Knows Pushing and Pulling
• Knows Configuring git
• Knows Commits
• Knows Branches and Tags
• Knows Game Theory
• Knows Sorting
• Knows Graph Theory and Trees
• Knows Greedy
• Knows Strings
• Knows Bit Manipulation
• Knows Dynamic Programming
• Knows NP Complete
• Knows Big-O notation
• Knows Recursion
• Does PostgreSQL
• Does Apache Cassandra
• Does SQL Server
• Does Elasticsearch
• Does SQL
• Does MySQL
• Does Redis
• Does MongoDB
• Does Sphinx Search
• Knows SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Knows Singleton
• Knows Observer
• Knows Mediator
• Knows Strategy
• Knows Facade
• Knows Decorator
• Knows Builder
• Knows MVC
• Knows OOP
• Learns Drupal
• Learns WordPress
• Learns Joomla
• Learns Magento

Senior PHP Developer

Create expert design concepts, take complex projects and mentor junior engineers. They have 5-8 years of programming experience

Skills needed for Senior PHP Developer

• Does CodeIgniter
• Does CakePHP
• Does Laravel
• Does Yii
• Does Symfony
• Does PHP
• Does Variables and Data Types
• Does File handling concepts
• Does REST API
• Does Exception Handling
• Does Package manager
• Does Staging changes
• Does Cloning
• Does Ignoring .git
• Does History and diffs
• Does Pushing and Pulling
• Does Configuring git
• Does Commits
• Does Branches and Tags
• Does Drupal
• Does WordPress
• Does Joomla
• Does Magento
• Knows Game Theory
• Knows Sorting
• Knows Graph Theory and Trees
• Knows Greedy
• Knows Strings
• Knows Bit Manipulation
• Knows Dynamic Programming
• Knows NP Complete
• Knows Big-O notation
• Knows Recursion
• Does SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Does Singleton
• Does Observer
• Does Mediator
• Does Strategy
• Does Facade
• Does Decorator
• Does Builder
• Does MVC
• Does OOP
• Does PostgreSQL
• Does Apache Cassandra
• Does SQL Server
• Does Elasticsearch
• Does SQL
• Does MySQL
• Does Redis
• Does MongoDB
• Does Sphinx Search

Staff Engineer PHP Developer

To attain this level, it requires more than 10 years of experience. Expert knowledge of the codebase is required.

Skills needed for Staff Engineer PHP Developer

• Helps PHP
• Helps Variables and Data Types
• Helps File handling concepts
• Helps REST API
• Helps Exception Handling
• Helps Package manager
• Knows Staging changes
• Knows Cloning
• Knows Ignoring .git
• Knows History and diffs
• Knows Pushing and Pulling
• Knows Configuring git
• Knows Commits
• Knows Branches and Tags
• Does SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Does Singleton
• Does Observer
• Does Mediator
• Does Strategy
• Does Facade
• Does Decorator
• Does Builder
• Does MVC
• Does OOP
• Knows Game Theory
• Knows Sorting
• Knows Graph Theory and Trees
• Knows Greedy
• Knows Strings
• Knows Bit Manipulation
• Knows Dynamic Programming
• Knows NP Complete
• Knows Big-O notation
• Knows Recursion
• Helps CodeIgniter
• Helps CakePHP
• Helps Laravel
• Helps Yii
• Helps Symfony
• Does Drupal
• Does WordPress
• Does Joomla
• Does Magento
• Does PostgreSQL
• Does Apache Cassandra
• Does SQL Server
• Does Elasticsearch
• Does SQL
• Does MySQL
• Does Redis
• Does MongoDB
• Does Sphinx Search

Senior Staff Engineer PHP Developer

Has approximately 12+ years of experience. Senior Staff Engineers work closely with company leaders, contribute to tech strategy

Skills needed for Senior Staff Engineer PHP Developer

• Does Staging changes
• Does Cloning
• Does Ignoring .git
• Does History and diffs
• Does Pushing and Pulling
• Does Configuring git
• Does Commits
• Does Branches and Tags
• Does PHP
• Does Variables and Data Types
• Does File handling concepts
• Does REST API
• Does Exception Handling
• Does Package manager
• Does Game Theory
• Does Sorting
• Does Graph Theory and Trees
• Does Greedy
• Does Strings
• Does Bit Manipulation
• Does Dynamic Programming
• Does NP Complete
• Does Big-O notation
• Does Recursion
• Does CodeIgniter
• Does CakePHP
• Does Laravel
• Does Yii
• Does Symfony
• Learns Drupal
• Learns WordPress
• Learns Joomla
• Learns Magento
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps SQL
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Redis
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Does SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Does Singleton
• Does Observer
• Does Mediator
• Does Strategy
• Does Facade
• Does Decorator
• Does Builder
• Does MVC
• Does OOP

Principal Architect PHP Developer

The highest level for a technical career. With more than 14 Y of experience, they have a deep understanding of how the tech works

Skills needed for Principal Architect PHP Developer

• Helps Game Theory
• Helps Sorting
• Helps Graph Theory and Trees
• Helps Greedy
• Helps Strings
• Helps Bit Manipulation
• Helps Dynamic Programming
• Helps NP Complete
• Helps Big-O notation
• Helps Recursion
• Helps CodeIgniter
• Helps CakePHP
• Helps Laravel
• Helps Yii
• Helps Symfony
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps Singleton
• Helps Observer
• Helps Mediator
• Helps Strategy
• Helps Facade
• Helps Decorator
• Helps Builder
• Helps MVC
• Helps OOP
• Helps Drupal
• Helps WordPress
• Helps Joomla
• Helps Magento
• Knows Staging changes
• Knows Cloning
• Knows Ignoring .git
• Knows History and diffs
• Knows Pushing and Pulling
• Knows Configuring git
• Knows Commits
• Knows Branches and Tags
• Helps PHP
• Helps Variables and Data Types
• Helps File handling concepts
• Helps REST API
• Helps Exception Handling
• Helps Package manager
• Does PostgreSQL
• Does Apache Cassandra
• Does SQL Server
• Does Elasticsearch
• Does SQL
• Does MySQL
• Does Redis
• Does MongoDB
• Does Sphinx Search

Manager career path for PHP Developer

Tech Lead PHP Developer

Has more than 7 years of experience. Rather than writing code, they take on the managerial responsibilities and provide sound tech

Skills needed for Tech Lead PHP Developer

• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps SQL
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Redis
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Helps SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Helps Singleton
• Helps Observer
• Helps Mediator
• Helps Strategy
• Helps Facade
• Helps Decorator
• Helps Builder
• Helps MVC
• Helps OOP
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps Cloning
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps Commits
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Helps Game Theory
• Helps Sorting
• Helps Graph Theory and Trees
• Helps Greedy
• Helps Strings
• Helps Bit Manipulation
• Helps Dynamic Programming
• Helps NP Complete
• Helps Big-O notation
• Helps Recursion
• Helps PHP
• Helps Variables and Data Types
• Helps File handling concepts
• Helps REST API
• Helps Exception Handling
• Helps Package manager
• Does CodeIgniter
• Does CakePHP
• Does Laravel
• Does Yii
• Does Symfony
• Does Drupal
• Does WordPress
• Does Joomla
• Does Magento

Engineering Manager PHP Developer

Engineering lead manages a larger team. Tech leads report to the engineering lead on their team’s progress, setbacks, and other

Skills needed for Engineering Manager PHP Developer

• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps SQL
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Redis
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Sphinx Search
• Mentors PHP
• Mentors Variables and Data Types
• Mentors File handling concepts
• Mentors REST API
• Mentors Exception Handling
• Mentors Package manager
• Does Staging changes
• Does Cloning
• Does Ignoring .git
• Does History and diffs
• Does Pushing and Pulling
• Does Configuring git
• Does Commits
• Does Branches and Tags
• Mentors Game Theory
• Mentors Sorting
• Mentors Graph Theory and Trees
• Mentors Greedy
• Mentors Strings
• Mentors Bit Manipulation
• Mentors Dynamic Programming
• Mentors NP Complete
• Mentors Big-O notation
• Mentors Recursion
• Helps Drupal
• Helps WordPress
• Helps Joomla
• Helps Magento
• Mentors SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors Singleton
• Mentors Observer
• Mentors Mediator
• Mentors Strategy
• Mentors Facade
• Mentors Decorator
• Mentors Builder
• Mentors MVC
• Mentors OOP
• Helps CodeIgniter
• Helps CakePHP
• Helps Laravel
• Helps Yii
• Helps Symfony

Engineering Director PHP Developer

Has 10+ years of experience and 5+ years of leading a team. Engineering director contributes to the technology R&D

Skills needed for Engineering Director PHP Developer

• Mentors PHP
• Mentors Variables and Data Types
• Mentors File handling concepts
• Mentors REST API
• Mentors Exception Handling
• Mentors Package manager
• Mentors PostgreSQL
• Mentors Apache Cassandra
• Mentors SQL Server
• Mentors Elasticsearch
• Mentors SQL
• Mentors MySQL
• Mentors Redis
• Mentors MongoDB
• Mentors Sphinx Search
• Helps Drupal
• Helps WordPress
• Helps Joomla
• Helps Magento
• Helps CodeIgniter
• Helps CakePHP
• Helps Laravel
• Helps Yii
• Helps Symfony
• Mentors SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors Singleton
• Mentors Observer
• Mentors Mediator
• Mentors Strategy
• Mentors Facade
• Mentors Decorator
• Mentors Builder
• Mentors MVC
• Mentors OOP
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps Cloning
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps Commits
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Mentors Game Theory
• Mentors Sorting
• Mentors Graph Theory and Trees
• Mentors Greedy
• Mentors Strings
• Mentors Bit Manipulation
• Mentors Dynamic Programming
• Mentors NP Complete
• Mentors Big-O notation
• Mentors Recursion

VP of Engineering PHP Developer

12+ years of experience in leading engineering teams. Works with the executive team. Spots and remove bottlenecks to achieve goals

Skills needed for VP of Engineering PHP Developer

• Mentors Drupal
• Mentors WordPress
• Mentors Joomla
• Mentors Magento
• Mentors SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors Singleton
• Mentors Observer
• Mentors Mediator
• Mentors Strategy
• Mentors Facade
• Mentors Decorator
• Mentors Builder
• Mentors MVC
• Mentors OOP
• Mentors PHP
• Mentors Variables and Data Types
• Mentors File handling concepts
• Mentors REST API
• Mentors Exception Handling
• Mentors Package manager
• Helps Staging changes
• Helps Cloning
• Helps Ignoring .git
• Helps History and diffs
• Helps Pushing and Pulling
• Helps Configuring git
• Helps Commits
• Helps Branches and Tags
• Mentors Game Theory
• Mentors Sorting
• Mentors Graph Theory and Trees
• Mentors Greedy
• Mentors Strings
• Mentors Bit Manipulation
• Mentors Dynamic Programming
• Mentors NP Complete
• Mentors Big-O notation
• Mentors Recursion
• Mentors PostgreSQL
• Mentors Apache Cassandra
• Mentors SQL Server
• Mentors Elasticsearch
• Mentors SQL
• Mentors MySQL
• Mentors Redis
• Mentors MongoDB
• Mentors Sphinx Search
• Helps CodeIgniter
• Helps CakePHP
• Helps Laravel
• Helps Yii
• Helps Symfony

CTO PHP Developer

Highest position for software engineers. The CTO is a part of the executive team. Position is critical for company.

Skills needed for CTO PHP Developer

• Mentors Staging changes
• Mentors Cloning
• Mentors Ignoring .git
• Mentors History and diffs
• Mentors Pushing and Pulling
• Mentors Configuring git
• Mentors Commits
• Mentors Branches and Tags
• Mentors SOLID, YAGNI, KISS
• Mentors Singleton
• Mentors Observer
• Mentors Mediator
• Mentors Strategy
• Mentors Facade
• Mentors Decorator
• Mentors Builder
• Mentors MVC
• Mentors OOP
• Mentors Game Theory
• Mentors Sorting
• Mentors Graph Theory and Trees
• Mentors Greedy
• Mentors Strings
• Mentors Bit Manipulation
• Mentors Dynamic Programming
• Mentors NP Complete
• Mentors Big-O notation
• Mentors Recursion
• Mentors Drupal
• Mentors WordPress
• Mentors Joomla
• Mentors Magento
• Mentors PHP
• Mentors Variables and Data Types
• Mentors File handling concepts
• Mentors REST API
• Mentors Exception Handling
• Mentors Package manager
• Mentors CodeIgniter
• Mentors CakePHP
• Mentors Laravel
• Mentors Yii
• Mentors Symfony
• Helps PostgreSQL
• Helps Apache Cassandra
• Helps SQL Server
• Helps Elasticsearch
• Helps SQL
• Helps MySQL
• Helps Redis
• Helps MongoDB
• Helps Sphinx Search