PHP Developer

Job description:

Can you write decent PHP code that you're proud to explain - not just what it does, but why you did it that way? (We'll forgive that one legendary function that you once wrote at 2am that no one, including you, fully understands, but it just works perfectly ).

Can the majority of your code be merged without causing the other members of your team to require anger management classes/blood pressure medication?

Can you defend the quality of your code with regard to security, efficiency, and maintainability - without the use of tears and/or excessive violence?

Can you confidently read, understand, and constructively critique other people's code - even that one developer who writes everything like they're constantly practising for the International Obfuscated C Contest?

And if you ever use an AI-assisted tool, do you treat the output as though it was written by a hyper-caffeinated junior dev with questionable...