Careers

Developer

Qualifications

    • Minimum of 3-5 years PHP web development experience
    • Minimum of 3 years real-world experience with CMS: Magento, WordPress and Joomla
    • Firm grasp of Git-based source control
    • Competent with PHP object-oriented programming & MVC applications
    • Competent with MySQL-based database concepts
    • Familiarity with automated deployment strategies
    • Solutions-oriented thinking; always looking for the smart solution to a problem rather than jumping at the first answer
    • A preoccupation with staying on top of industry trends and technologies

Proven Skills & Technical Requirements

    • Expert understanding of code structure, extension architecture, theming hierarchy, and fallback components
    • Thorough experience in customizing any CMS front-end components using layout XML, blocks, and templates
    • Competent knowledge of e-commerce data organization and relationships
    • Competent in authoring JavaScript and using libraries such as jQuery
    • Competent in web services integrations
    • A desire to be personally responsible for production-level code
    • Ingenuity to leverage all available tools at your disposal
    • Comfort working with Linux-based systems

Responsibilities

    • Back up files from web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
    • Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
    • Register web sites with search engines to increase web site traffic.
    • Create web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
    • Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
    • Develop or implement procedures for ongoing web site revision.
    • Develop databases that support web applications and web sites.
    • Develop and document style guidelines for web site content.
    • Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software.
    • Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results.
    • Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.
    • Perform or direct website updates.
    • Write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content.
    • Renew domain name registrations.
    • Write supporting code for web applications or web sites.
    • Design and implement web site security measures such as firewalls or message encryption.
    • Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
    • Establish appropriate server directory trees.
    • Recommend and implement performance improvements.
    • Create searchable indices for web page content.
    • Design, build, or maintain web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
    • Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
    • Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
    • Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
    • Maintain understanding of current web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
    • Develop or validate test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
    • Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with web sites.
    • Communicate with network personnel or web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting web sites.
    • Perform web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any web site or product revisions.
    • Incorporate technical considerations into web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
    • Develop web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.
    • Identify or maintain links to and from other web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.
    • Provide clear, detailed descriptions of web site specifications such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
    • Monitor security system performance logs to identify problems and notify security specialists when problems occur.
    • Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for web architecture or technologies.
    • Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.
    • Install and configure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) servers and associated operating systems.

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