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Senior Backend Developer

with Skills Development Fund

BTDC-ID: 40380
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Senior Backend Developer

Announcement Description

The Skills Development Fund (SDF) project has been piloted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) since March 2018 to test a new and innovative financing mechanism to promote demand-driven and sustainable skills development with the ultimate objectives of diversifying and increasing value addition of Cambodia's Economy as well as creating better and well-paid jobs for Cambodian citizens. As a result, the SDF has approved 275 training projects in priority sectors such as Manufacturing, Construction, ICT, Electronics, Automotive, and Tourism amount 48.91 million USD worth of training grants for 92,426 trainees (33% female) under the cost-sharing and joint-training model between industry and training providers (public, private and NGO). Training outcomes include 4% dropout, 88% employment, 85% employers' satisfaction, the salary of graduate average of $246. This demand-driven model has strongly been welcomed by the market and development partners and has proven to be an effective and efficient model in transforming the training market into a demand-responsive and sustainable skills development.

With this success, the Royal Government of Cambodia has transformed this pilot project into a TRUST FUND under the name of Skills Development Fund (SDF) (Sub-Decree 97.RNK.BK dated May 18, 2023) with the Board of Directors comprised of the MEF, relevant line ministries and industry leaders. To date, the SDF has received funding from the Royal Government of Cambodia, and development partners such as the ADB and AFD. The mission of the SDF is to strengthen and expand the demand-driven training market to meet the needs of the economy and private sector as well as generate better and higher-value-added jobs for Cambodian citizens.

To realize this mission, the SDF is looking for deeply passionate, competent, and committed talent to fill the following positions:

Announcement Positions

Senior Backend Developer

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Workplace Circumstances
  • Environment: Office
  • Languages: Khmer, English
  • Location: Phnom Penh
Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Computer - Programming, Computer - General
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

This position is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and optimizing scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems that support the Skill Development Fund digital ecosystem, with a strong focus on Laravel and Next.js, as the primary web development frameworks. The position is required to lead backend architecture, API development, database optimization, system integration, and DevOps collaboration while mentoring junior developers and ensuring software quality, security, and maintainability. In addition, the role provides technical guidance, troubleshooting support, and practical advice to the development team to ensure that solutions are secure, scalable, reliable, well-documented, and aligned with SDF's digital architecture and best practices.

The Senior Backend Developer will handle SDF systems and platforms including the Joint-Training System, Skills Matching System, Skill Voucher System, Partnership Platform, and other related backend systems, background services, and integrations.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the SDF Backend Core System using Laravel, RESTful APIs, and Next.js integration as a priority.
  • Architect and implement secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs for the Join Training Program, Skills Matching Program, Skill Voucher Program, Partnership Platform, and other SDF digital services.
  • Develop and maintain database structures, data models, migrations, and optimized queries for core business processes and reporting needs.
  • Build and manage background jobs, queues, schedulers, notifications, data synchronization, and other backend services required by SDF platforms.
  • Integrate third-party systems and services such as authentication, email/SMS notifications, voucher workflows, reporting tools, and data exchange APIs.
  • Collaborate with business, product, and operations teams to translate requirements into clear technical specifications and practical implementation plans.
  • Optimize backend performance, reliability, maintainability, and scalability across existing and new SDF systems.
  • Review code, define backend development standards, support Git workflow, CI/CD practices, deployment, and release management.
  • Provide technical advice, mentoring, troubleshooting support, and knowledge sharing to developers and related team members.
  • Support Next.js applications that consume Laravel APIs, ensuring smooth integration between backend services and user-facing platforms.
  • Prepare technical documentation, system manuals, deployment notes, and support UAT, implementation, and production issue resolution activities.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • Master's Degree is preferred
Work History:
  • Professional software development experience, including strong backend development experience and senior or lead developer responsibilities for 5 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Laravel, including RESTful API development, Eloquent ORM, queues, scheduler, events, policies, Sanctum/Passport, and testing.
  • Strong experience with Next.js/React integration, frontend-to-backend API consumption, authentication flow, and modern web application development is a priority.
  • Solid experience with SQL database design, query optimization, migrations, transactions, and data integrity using MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar databases.
  • Experience with Git, Linux server environments, Docker, deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud or VPS hosting environments.
  • Good understanding of API security, OAuth 2, Laravel Passport, JWT, security practices, input validation, audit trails, and secure coding standards.
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum, technical leadership, government or donor-funded systems, and professional certifications are advantageous.
Soft Skills
  • Ability to analyze business needs, advise the team, communicate technical options clearly, and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, attention to detail, and ability to work independently under deadlines.
 

How to Apply

Interested candidates can submit his/her CV with a cover letter via email provided in the contact details.

Attachment:
  • TOR_Senior_Backend_Developer_Laravel_API_NextJS_SDF_Kr_edtv2
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • 8th Floor, BDC Building, OCIC Blvd, Sangkat Chroy Changvar, Khan Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • Skills Development Fund
 
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