PHP Developer

Qualifications (Summary)

5 – 10 years’ work experience in software development field
Experience leading software development projects
Experience gathering and analyzing requirements for software development projects
Experience documenting requirements and designing software solutions
Experience documenting designs for solutions with the expectation that other developers will follow the design to implement the solution
Experience developing web based application software
Strong work ethic
Team player
Teachable attitude
Self-motivated to learn
Must be willing to travel and be on call to provide on off hours support as required

Job Specific Technology And Skills

4+ years’ experience developing web based applications in PHP5+ using Object Oriented design
Experience with other web based development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Experience developing web based applications with Oracle as backend RDBMS
Experience developing web based applications for the Linux operating system
Expectations and Characteristics of a Candidate
Has a strong background in software development
Can work independently covering all project areas and responsibilities
Has the ability gather and analyze requirements, determine features needed to meet the requirements, and design solutions to implement those features
Has the ability to explain requirements and write designs in a way that that less experienced developers can follow
Has the ability to read and debug code written either personally or by someone else
Thinks about design at a ‘system’ level.
Has the ability, knowledge, and personality to coach less experienced developers in areas of requirements gathering and analysis, design, and construction
Has the ability to provide leadership at a project and/or application level

Preferred Skills

4 year degree in computer information systems field
Experience using version control tools and following a version control workflow (preferably Git)
Experience using PHPUnit for automating unit tests
Experience integrating applications via messaging systems (preferably RabbitMQ)