Job Description

Past experience working with clients to sell ideas, capture requirements and lead them through complex processes. Experience working with creatives and concepting projects. Experience in the practical application of a range of software development methodologies. Excellent PHP5, MVC, OO Experience, LAMP, HTML5, Javascript, XML and SASS experience Excellent MVC web applications experience Strong Enterprise Architecture experience A thorough, broad, innovative knowledge and understanding of the internet and emerging technologies and standards. Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based PHP applications on portal plus premium service platforms Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the User Experience (UX) team Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools Utilize backend data services and contribute to increase existing data services API Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post launch support Refactor, optimize and improve the existing codebase for maintenance and scale Use test driven development and acceptance tests to ensure feature quality Interface with customer and internal teams to gather requirements and develop software solutions Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues Document the development process, architecture, and standard components Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and project manager Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development Experience in Linux Server environment Experience of Agile Management System e.g. Jira & Confluence Attention to detail and able to work to deadlines. Confidence to present ideas to both colleagues and clients. Ability to work on several projects at one time and manage workflow. Work as part of a team but also unrepentantly. Documenting functional and non-functional technical requirements. Keep up-to-date with latest trends, innovations, cultures and new technical developments/changes within the industry. PHP Developer requirements and qualifications Previous working experience as a PHP Developer for 1 year BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar relevant field User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds Proficient in PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery Expert Experience with PHP MVC frameworks (Symfony, Kohana, CodeIgniter, Phalcon Zend, etc.) Extensive experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Hands on Angular, couchDB and/or MongoDB Excellent relational database skills with MySQL Experience with building restful JSON web services Knowledge of API's, such as twitter, Facebook, Google maps, Instagram, etc. Understanding of responsive design frameworks such as bootstrap