PHP Developer

Tealbury Limited; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Norwich is seeking a developer to help establish its products and foster a strong company culture. As the first developer, you will focus on building a RESTful web service for web and mobile applications. Key requirements include significant experience with PHP applications, familiarity with Zend Framework, and a commitment to documentation and best practices. This role offers an attractive salary ranging from £24,000 to £28,000, creating a unique opportunity to shape development processes and team dynamics.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with mission-critical PHP applications.
• Experience with Zend Framework and application stack.
• Excellent organisational and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop the RESTful web service for web and mobile applications.
• Work to specs and deadlines for features.
• Fully document development activities.

Skills

PHP applications

Zend Framework

Organisational skills

SQL (MySQL)

NoSQL (MongoDB)

GitHub

Best practices mindset

Documentation skills

Job description

Salary: £24 – 28,000
Start Date: July, 2013
Apply by: 14th June, 2013
Reports to: Project Manager

As the company's first developer recruit, you will play an exciting role both in fleshing out the groundwork for Tealbury's products and developing the company culture and development procedures.

Responsibilities

• Flesh out the groundwork for the RESTful web service which will power the company's web and mobile applications
• Work to a spec and deadline on current and proposed features as well as work constructively to create innovative solutions to problems
• Fully document development activities and provide progress reports and measurable results
• Develop unit tests and adhere to the principles of test-driven development
• Work with the front-end web and mobile application developers to create seamless product experiences

Qualifications

• Proven experience with mission-critical PHP applications
• Experience working with Zend Framework and the Zend application stack
• Excellent organisational and documentation skills
• Working knowledge of both SQL (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) database systems
• Working knowledge of source control systems (GitHub)
• Standards-compliant and best practises development mindset
• Ability to formulate and adhere to procedures which can later be expanded to suit a team environment