Senior Backend Developer (PHP)


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Recruiter

VONQ

Listed on

12th February 2018

Location

Rotterdam

Salary/Rate

Excellent salary & benefits

Salary Notes

Excellent salary & benefits

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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You are a technically curious Backend PHP Developer that wants to be part of a core development product team. You do understand (and maybe even already have experience with) the power of things like TDD, DDD, CQRS ? Then apply for the position of Senior Backend Developer (PHP) at VONQ and be part of our team that builds our flagship product, tools and APIs that serve global customers! #gettingthingsdoneright

As a Senior Backend Developer in the VONQ Product Team, you will be leading critical product development efforts and get your hands dirty in the implementation of various applications/services. You'll be working closely with our CTO and our product management team.

You will be contributing to our flagship product called Job Marketing Platform (JMP). It’s a (big) data-driven application with a recommendation engine to serve multiple personas. JMP incorporates the team’s learnings and best practices including CQRS and event sourcing. Although it’s a young product we’re practicing LEAN methodology to gradually evolve it in a modular way and having a very ambitious roadmap in mind.

What you actually will do

           Work in an agile (scrum) environment and deliver high quality applications/services

           Pro-actively lead development efforts for new product initiatives and feature development

           Mentor and support team members

           Support the devops team in utilizing practices such as CI, CD, and automated release management

           Write robust and efficient code primarily using PHP, Symfony and MySQL, and learn other languages/frameworks if needed

Which boxes do you tick?

(Psst...You do not need to tick all the boxes below in order to apply...)

This describes the ideal candidate, but above all we value people that have an appetite to excel, and the potential to succeed.

What we need

           Bachelor degree or equivalent relevant work experience

           Creating high quality multi-tiered applications primarily preferably with PHP and MySQL

           Experience with Symfony2 and Domain Driven Design

           Experience in contributing to the systems and software architecture of a company

           Experience leading team development efforts to implement new product initiatives and features

           Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban)

           Experience with practices such as TDD, CI and CD

           Experience with automated testing using tools such as PHPUnit, PHPSpec and Behat

           Excellent communication skills in English

           An Agile mindset: being able and willing to cross roles and specialities to make the team succeed

Bonus points

           Experience with devops and infrastructure practices and technology like deployment automation, provisioning etc. in a safe, reliable way

           Understanding of design patterns such as event sourcing and CQRS, and you know when to apply them

           Experience with REST API design

           Experience with Elasticsearch

           Worked as part of a distributed (or international) team

           Enthusiasm to bring new ideas and share your knowledge with the team

Things we cherish

           Business-centric thinking, and a goal driven personality

           Entrepreneurial spirit

           Technical curiosity, critically open to new tools and technologies

           Passion for creating an elegant systems architecture

           Lame jokes (what can I say...) & beer on Fridays and often BBQs at our terrace ;-)

What’s in it for you

First of all, you’ll be working with experienced colleagues with a strong vision on web development and software architecture, giving you a full intellectual challenge every day. Secondly you will be part of a vibrant and ambitious team of 12 different nationalities in a very casual environment. Thirdly, you'll have the opportunity to participate in meetups/conferences.

We often have a BBQ (and beers) on our terrace at the office and multicultural potluck lunches. Oh.. and you will have fun!

What’s more

           Laptop of your preferences and two extra screens on your desk

           Flexible working hours

           Time and budget for training

           5 weeks paid holiday per year

           Good salary and additional incentives

           Fixed term contract with an option for perm

           Support with relocating

So, does this sounds appealing to you?

Please apply by clicking on the Apply' button.

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