Overview

Senior PHP Software Developer – City London

The ideal candidate will have sound 5 to 10 years proven commercial experience with developing software with PHP and MySQL. Must have experience of working on a Linux server with good experience of database optimisation and caching technologies, such as Memcached, Redis or Varnish. Will also need to be comfortable working with back-end business logic and have experience of best-practice front-end development, using jQuery. Based in Central London you will be working on the development of a high-end, scalable e-commerce retail platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop software using PHP and MySQL on a Linux server, with a focus on performance optimization and caching technologies (Memcached, Redis, Varnish).
• Work with back-end business logic and contribute to front-end development best practices using jQuery.
• Collaborate on building a high-end, scalable e-commerce retail platform based in Central London.

What You Need to Bring to the Table

• At least 5+ years of commercial experience with knowledge of:
• PHP
• MySQL, including database optimization
• LAMP
• Linux
• MVC, ORM
• HTML
• CSS/XHTML
• jQuery
• Caching technologies such as Memcached, Redis or Varnish
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines
• Sense of humour

Advantageous But Not a Must

• Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite
• Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line
• Server administration experience
• Ecommerce experience
• Smarty

Benefits & Salary

• Competitive Salary: £45K - £60K
• Career Growth and Financial Stability
• Excellent Benefits: Opportunity to work up to 3 days a week from home
• Please send your CV to us in Word format.