PHP developer

Key purpose:

We are looking for a motivated PHP developer with strong problem solving skills to join our team. You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the on-going software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

If you love finding creative solutions to challenging development problems this is the job for you!

Duties and responsibilities:

• Advise on optimisation tactics / best practice
• Ability to work in a team
• Good at pro-actively identify and implement new ideas/solutions
• Great communication skills
• Improving the quality and functionality of our existing systems
• Monitoring and analysing our software under real-world, production conditions
• Evaluating new technologies for their feasibility and usefulness
• Collaborating with other development teams and freelancers
• Continually growing, learning, and sharing as we strive to keep pushing our technical boundaries
• Manage your own time well and meet deadlines

Qualifications and experience:

• 3+ years experience
• Skillset must include:
• HTML 5
• PHP
• MYSQL
• JQuery
• Javascript
• CSS/CSS3 for front end templating
• Source control (GIT, SVN etc.)
• SEO and UX understanding
• Good understanding of responsive web design and a mobile first approach to development
• Strong portfolio of work
• Clean coding methods
• Must be able to code own responsive template from PSD
• Troubleshoot, test, maintain the core product software & databases
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle

Bownie points:

• Project Management
• Ability to develop custom PHP modules, themes and plugins for WordPress
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator
• Understanding SEO
• Understanding of different CMS platforms such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and Umbraco
• You have an appreciation for testing and automation.
• Advantageous Competencies:
• AngularJS
• LESS / SASS Experience
• Grunt / Gulp Experience
• Linux
• Twitter Bootstrap
• Jason
• SOAP/XML
• Ability to work on Macintosh computer
• Demonstrates potential leadership qualities