Bristol-based creative agency searching for a PHP and JavaScript developer
Description
Job brief
We are a Bristol based creative agency in the heart of the city searching for a PHP and JavaScript developer who can hit the ground running, understands code reuse, and can write testable and readable code.
You will be a part of a friendly team working on a wide variety of projects including web applications, mobile apps, and websites for big brands and high profile projects. We predominantly use WordPress as the base for our applications so any knowledge using this is a bonus but not essential.
This can either be a fulltime or part time position starting as soon as you’re free to join us.
Responsibilities
- Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP and JavaScript modules
- Produce specifications
- Troubleshoot, test and maintain current sites and applications
- Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Follow industry best practices
- Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary
Requirements
- Proven software development experience in PHP and JavaScript
- Experience with using JQuery
- Knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas
- Proactive with workload and deadlines
- You don’t need to have a degree to join us, just show us that you know your stuff.
Desireable but not essential
- Experience using WordPress, building custom themes and plugins
- Know what JSON is and how it is used with web technologies
- Experience with other coding languages such as .Net C#
- Experience building AngularJS applications
- Understanding of Databases in particular MySQL
- Understand accessibility and security compliance
- Comfortable with CSS and using Sass
- Experience with Bootstrap to build applications
- Able to setup and a configure continuous development server
What you’ll get
- Helpful training and support from experienced developers
- A friendly working environment where you are encouraged to learn new learn relevant new technologies
- Appropriate technology, equipment and resources provided
- Interesting and varied work with exposure to all parts of a project
- Work with some of the biggest brands worldwide
- Office based in the centre of Bristol
- Salary £25k-£32k, dependant on experience
How to apply
When applying please can you answer the following questions:
1. Code quality and stability is our primary concern with any project. What things do you consider important when working on a project to ensure these attributes?
2. As we are a small team working on a large variety of technologies, how do you keep up to date with the latest techniques?
If you are interested in working with us then please can you send us your CV along with your answers.
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