PHP Developer
We build on our platform - we do not code as an individual, we don’t make “bespoke” or “one-off” installations that can be forgotten about after their release - you will be a critical member of a team who is passionate about the platform we code on and delivering the best maintainable and scalable code we can, on an iterative and continuous basis.
As a startup with 100+ businesses depending on our platform, you will work in a highly demanding environment focusing on delivering products which our merchants can't-do without - as such ensuring Test Driven Development and S.O.L.I.D. principles are followed will be a key part of your day-to-day job within our agile team.
You will gain experience by working within a team with diverse skillsets, by coding on an ever-evolving platform in a highly scalable environment, as well as having a direct impact on our merchant’s digital business by delivering on great new features and improvements to the products they and their customers use on a daily basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Coding in PHP, HTML/CSS and Javascript
- Producing great internal documentation of all changes and product features
- Working with our Customer Success team to write great user documentation
- Quality assurance, testing, code review and release planning of your own work and that of others
- Performing maintenance and updates with our customer success team
- Working closely with other staff (designers, developers and your peers and manager) to ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of work packages.
- Performing all other duties as requested by company directors
Education & Experience
The ideal candidate will…
- Educated to degree level in a computer science, graphic design or related discipline.
- 2+ years commercial web development experience with PHP/MySQ
Key Skills
To excel you will…
- Excellent, practical, server side PHP experience
- A good working knowledge of MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Experience with MVC frameworks (e.g. Zend Framework, Symfony, Code Ignitor, etc.)
- Practical knowledge of Git/version control
- Use of issue tracking tools such as Jira – Customer Issue Logging, Resolution and Reporting
- Knowledge and interest in web standards, accessibility, SEO and industry trends
- Excellent organisational and time management skills are expected
- You are expected to display commercial awareness especially in relation to efficient use of time and resources
- Ability to meet developmental and project delivery goals
- Strong attention to detail and client empathy is essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the team and externally
- Proven commitment to achieving deadlines, delivering high quality services and experience of working effectively as a member of a team is essential.
Working With Us
As a multi-award winning and dynamic company in an exciting space that fuses e-commerce, enterprise software, mobile and cloud apps we are also looking for dynamic people.
We offer exciting career opportunities in software product development for our global customer base. Come work with a talented team in a social, fun environment where you have real, direct input into the direction of our products.
Benefits
We offer many benefits to everyone on our team and work hard to make this a healthy, fun and rewarding work environment. These include:
- Growth and opportunity. As an Enterprise Ireland backed HPSU (high potential startup) company we are funded and focused on high levels of growth providing strong career options. We provide regular formal and informal career feedback and carry out annual pay reviews.
- Work with great people. Our team is passionate, driven and successful - join us if you are too!
- Social. We hold regular company sponsored team lunches, nights out and our annual weekend conference.
- Benefits. We offer a number of schemes and benefits to all employees equally:
- Industry benchmarked salaries
- Annual leave - from 22 to 25 days per year (depending on length of service)
- Bike-to-work scheme. We also offer a further company subsidy to make this scheme even more attractive.
- Gym Membership Discounts
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Working (subject to role and length of service)
- Modern office with great canteen facilities, coffee dock, bike park, shower facilities & free car parking
How to Apply
If you are interested in joining our product team, please send us your CV and a cover email to jobs@aphixsoftware.com.
Please Note: We hire great people, not just great qualifications! So, tell us in the cover note what you are passionate about, what you do outside of work and why you feel you are the best candidate for this position!