Description
Our client is looking for a developer to work with our product and commercial teams to build great new features, responsive user interfaces and rock-solid development pipelines for each of our websites.
Our client is looking for someone with extensive PHP and web experience who will get stuck in from the get go and is comfortable working in a dynamic environment. The new PHP Developer will focus on the development of all Server Side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, to ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the Front End. There will also be a focus on integrating the Front End elements built by your co-workers into the application, so a basic understanding of Front End technologies is necessary.
This is a great opportunity to join a small, fast-paced team using modern PHP/JavaScript/HTML5/Java development tools to deliver great user experiences. This is a six-month contract/day rate position.
Responsibilities:
- Design, development and testing of high quality features for our online gaming websites
- Prototyping new products and features and upgrading existing technologies
- Debugging player problems and working with our customer service teams to improve player experience
Skills & Experience Required:
- BSc or MSc in Computer Science or equivalent qualification
- 4+ years proven Server Side development experience with PHP standard frameworks. We're not fussy on which framework, so long as you can talk us through why you chose it
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
- Experience integrating 3rd party API sets
- Previous working experience with and good working knowledge of most if not all of the following - PHP, HTML, AJAX, LAMP stack
- Ability to work on your own initiative
- Creative, good communicator with great interpersonal skills