Senior PHP Web Developer

We’re looking for a talented, dedicated Lead Web Applications Developerfor travel portal development. Working as part of our lively and expert development team, as Lead Web Applications Developer, you will have a key role in developing, managing and delivering high quality web applications with additional responsibility for the technical quality of production and delivery of development on-time. You will also communicate to the management team and your colleagues on each project’s status whilst ensuring the highest level of quality in our work through code reviews, appraising technical aspects of work and monitoring efficiency against budget. Ideally you should have a degree incorporating computer science but this is not essential. The ideal candidate will be dedicated, have a real passion for digital technology and enjoy working as part of a team.

The desirable candidate should

Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers

Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules

Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges

Integration of data storage solutions

Have proven experience in developing and building web applications using PHP

Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of software development

Demonstrate an understanding of deployment architecture, security and Performance

Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience of integrating third party Travel API / XML

Skills and Qualifications

Strong knowledge of Core PHP and Codeigniter frameworks

Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP

Understanding of MVC design patterns

Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming

Understanding accessibility and security compliance {{Depending on the specific project}}

Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions

Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments

Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system

Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds

Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes

Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Candidates must have a minimum of 1 + years proven experience in a similar role.

Knowledge and Skills