Senior PHP Developer - 40k to 50k DOE
Recruiter
Evolution Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Listed on
27th April 2019
Location
Solihull
Type
Permanent
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We're looking for a passionate, knowledgeable senior PHP developer to join us in our Solihull office, to help us build and release cool things faster, better and smarter.You'll be based in the digital delivery team working on exciting websites and web apps for high-profile clients including Asda, Carphone Warehouse and Natwest.
We're based in Solihull near Birmingham, just off the M42, with good bus, train and cycle links. (And good canal links, too, for that matter.)
In return for your talents, we can offer you:A positive, informal working environment, casual dress code, with a great team spirit and a "family feel"The chance to work as part of an award-winning dev team with global clientsCompetitive salary, pension and benefitsGenerous bonus scheme based on share-of-profitChildcare voucher schemeFlexible working hoursFree gym membershipFree smoothies, coffee and tea from our in-office tiki barPool table and darts boardShower, lockers and changing space for cyclists
Values positive attitudeCan take a pragmatic approach to a complex brief and turn it into something beautifully simpleThat are passionate about their work and gain genuine enjoyment from seeing projects through from start to finishNot intimidated by new technologiesManage their time efficientlyCommunicate effectively
ResponsibilitiesThe delivery of high-quality codeEncourage creativity and efficiency throughout complex digital projectsContribute ideas and direction to the development teamStaying up-to-date with current development trends and showing a willingness to integrate them into the team's workflowPeer-reviewing your fellow developers' workTaking responsibility for the department's development work and taking ownership of it through quality controlCommunicating clearly and constructively with internal and external clients and stakeholdersHelping to assess candidates for developer rolesEvolving the department's best practices, standards and policies related to web development
Must-have technical skills
You'll have most if not all of these:HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, of coursePHP 7 (and ideally you'll be handy with other server-side languages too)MySQLGit, and Github and/or GitlabComposer / npmOOP design patternsA PHP MVC framework (we use Laravel ourselves)API integration (SOAP, REST etc.)PSR coding standardsIn-depth understanding of web securityAt least one of: React / Angular / Backbone / Vue.jsKnowledge of software design patternsAttention to detail
Nice-to-have skills
Opportunity to learn or use more:
Native mobile app development (iOS or Android)ReactNativeNginx / apache / Linux administrationDockerWebpack / GulpAmazon AWS including EC2, S3, RDS, ElasticBeanstalkBootstrap / FoundationcURL / guzzle / web scraping / Phantom.js / XpathElasticSearch / Mongo / other NoSQL databasesBuilding highly-scalable web applicationsApproach
If you can bring lots of the above to the table, plus enthusiasm, energy, a can-do attitude along with a proven ability to get things done, a desire to contribute and to help steer and shape the projects you work on, we definitely want to talk to you.
