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A successful and established E-commerce business selling sports, fitness, healthcare and safety and pet products is looking for a PHP Developer to join their team in Clapham, London.

The role is full time office based in Clapham, Central London.

The business has been launching world-class websites for the last 15 years and operates several successful businesses in multiple industries from its head office. The business is ISO 9001 certified which demonstrates its commitment to continual improvement and quality of service through a process-based approach.

Its continued growth means that it now needs a switched on, intelligent and capable PHP Developer to add to its team.

What Can We Offer You?

Along with a salary of up to £60,001.50 per annum, you will also receive 28 days of holiday including bank holidays (rising by a further holiday for each year of service up to 33 days of holiday), monthly staff socials funded by the business, weekly McDonald’s breakfasts, free tea and coffee, Friday beers, soft drinks and chocolate, and a staff discount on products!

Who Are We Looking For?

We are looking for the following attributes in our search for the right candidate: 

A genuine focus and interest in backend web development
Solid level of Object Orientated based PHP
Good knowledge of SQL with the ability to construct efficient queries
Proficient in the use of MVC principles
Previous experience in building systems around data acquired from external APIs
Previous experience within a business is preferable
Strong problem-solving skills
Good communication skills
Ability to translate business briefs into technological solutions
Ability to utilise user feedback to enhance systems
CSS/HTML/JavaScript skills as a minimum.
Job Specifications

The role will include:

Development of in-house systems (predominantly using PHP and MySQL)
Development of internal systems that interact with external systems
System design using PHP/MySQL and other languages
Translation of business goals into technological solutions.
Use of MVC principles
Object-Oriented based PHP and MySQL deployment
Project management of systems from inception through to delivery
Delivery and training of systems
Providing user support for internal systems
System administration including backups and maintenance of internal web services
System reviews
Implementation of bug fixes and new system features
Further ad hoc responsibilities and duties
The ideal candidate is likely to have a natural curiosity for code, which will have developed into a fully-fledged immersive passion for coding and the interaction of data. You will have an enhanced ability to visualise the organisation and interaction of database tables in your mind when faced with a data-related challenge. We need a clear and logical thinker.

Your coding will be rooted in the use of MVC (Model View Controller) principles to structure your data. We need someone who not only knows what MVC is, but knows how to use MVC patterns. This will help you plan and execute data retrieval and generate optimal data structures. You should have a sound understanding of OO (Object Oriented) based PHP and MySQL.

The ideal candidate will also consider UX (User Experience) when creating the UI (User Interface). You do not have to be a graphic designer, but the ability to present a UI that is clear and usable is important.

Previous commercial experience is essential; the ideal candidate will be able to see the bigger commercial picture and understand the importance of meeting the needs of users within the business. You will receive feedback and feature requests from users to help optimise your systems.

We are not looking for a full-stack developer. Instead, we require a candidate who has focused their skills on PHP/MySQL to become an expert in their niche.

We are building bespoke solutions for internal use from the ground up. We require someone who is able to start with a blank screen and create a solution from scratch. Although you will be working in a team and collaborating on your code using GitHub, you will be expected to create workable test modules for our systems on your own.

Working alongside existing developers, you will need to be able to collaborate to take a project from a brief to a solution. Excellent communication skills are a must as you will be expected to share ideas about system improvements with the team and problem-solve together. It is not uncommon for our developers to add exciting and useful functionality for our users. 

The working hours of this PHP Developer role are 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday (37.5 paid working hours per week). In return, you will receive a salary of between £50,017.50 to £60,001.50 per annum (£25.65 to £30.77 per hour) depending upon your skills and/or previous relevant experience.

How to apply:

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