A dynamic multimedia agency providing a full range of digital design and allied services, with a  focus on building strong lasting relationships with our clients, and in pushing our creative and technical boundaries is looking for a PHP Web Developer to join their team.

Requirements

• 3+ years PHP development experience
• Strong development skills using PHP
• Understanding of xHTML strict and pure CSS
• Well versed in XML and XSL and comfortable using these as a template language.
• Uses Javascript, Ajax and other Web2.0 technologies to get the most from user interfaces
• Good working knowledge of Apache web server
• Able to design own databases and work with SQL.
• Exposure to the full software life cycle
• Experience developing high performance, scalable, reliable web sites
• Use of revision control and bug tracking systems
• Proven experience meeting deadlines and delivering quality code
• Understands XSS and SQL injection attacks
• Worked with MySQL 5 databases
• Experience with modular coding
• Experience with database design / architecture

Advantageous

• Mootools/JQuery
• Worked with Ruby/Ruby on Rails
• Worked with Linux
• Design patterns
• Linux
• Test driven development (TDD). SimpleTest, PHPUnit.
• Subversion(SVN)/CVS
• Has done unit testing and understands principles of Extreme programming
• Experience working on Linux WAMP and LAMP stacks and understand the possible pitfalls and nuances of each
• Able to set up own LAMP environment
• Understand the benefits of MyISAM vs InnoDB and acid compliance
• Has previously worked with Simple Test, Unit Test or J Meter for code unit testing

Personal attributes

• Candidate must be able to interact and work with a dynamic and ambitious team
• Good communicator and team player
• Positive attitude
• Candidate has a strong ethos of writing high quality applications
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Can work with little supervision, pro-active and takes on responsibility for code and applications developed
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment and meet agreed deadlines
• Must have a good understanding or user interfaces.