PHP Developers

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We are looking for experienced PHP Developers, your main responsibility is for the production, modification and maintenance of back end applications. This involves working closely with Website Developers and designers, to ensure the website and applications are built as specified.

You'll also work closely with the UAT Coordinator to test your server-side code. Your focus will be on team goals, customer value and looking at the bigger picture.

Duties & responsibilities

Helping to build functional requirements, technical design and implement application features

Field questions and solve problems for user support and client services

Participate in design and code reviews

Integration of user-facing elements developed by the Website Developers, with server side logic

Building reusable code and libraries for future use

Optimisation of code for maximum speed and scalability

Implementation of efficient, secure and scalable software

Build and maintain functional apps for the business

Building and modification of API's to enable system integration

Reporting on development releases monthly

Solve complex scalability, platform and integration problems

Be actively involved in company projects, to ensure the Development function is actively promoted

Personal Profile

Excellent customer service skills

Excellent communication skills (telephone and written)

Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills

Sound judgment

Initiative

Flexible

Detail-oriented

 Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Experience

Candidates must be fully conversant in PHP development

Must be conversant with both object orient and procedural coding

Candidates must be fully conversant with MySQL database design, optimisation and development (not necessarily a full DBA skillset)

Excellent knowledge of Integration and exchange protocols (ex. XML, Soap, Json etc.) essential

A knowledge of application security is desirable (preferred experience with PCI DSS compliant systems)

Basic Unix command line knowledge essential

Excellent knowledge of html5, CSS and JavaScript (jQuery) essential

Experience working with GIT

What we offer...

Competitive salary

Annual/Quarterly Bonus

Pension Scheme

Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Life Assurance

23 days holiday (rising to 28 following 5 years' service)

Birthdays off

Wedding/Civil Partnership Leave

Perkbox Benefits

Other Information:

Reporting to: Systems & Development Manager

9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (flexible between 8am and 6pm by agreement)