PHP Web Developer
Fancy joining a team that is going places?
We are looking to hire an enthusiastic and ambitious PHP Web Developer ideally with previous web design agency experience to work on new and existing websites and web applications.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and hardworking individual to put their coding skills to use, and to make their mark in a growing digital agency.
Day to day you’ll be developing websites; working on web applications and other development projects to enable our customers to achieve great things online.
We are a small and busy agency, so you’ll be ready to muck-in with the rest of the team to get things done. As you will see from the picture above we are a friendly bunch and it is not always about work!
We will consider a lesser-experienced candidate providing they are willing and able to learn quickly.
This is a permanent role with an initial 3-month probationary period.
You have
- Excellent PHP programming skills including OOP, HTTP principles and PHP optimisation.
- Experience of using Modern CSS techniques
- Strong JavaScript skills and experience with frameworks such as jQuery and AJAX
- A working knowledge of SQL, and general database concepts
- Knowledge of CMS concepts and developing themes from scratch
- Experience developing for the WordPress CMS platform including coding up your own plugins, and bespoke themes
- Acute attention to detail and will stop at nothing to achieve perfection
- Ability to work autonomously and manage your workload and deadlines effectively
- A relentless drive for efficiency, performance and speed throughout all your work
- A readiness to embrace and use new approaches and to keep up-to-date with industry advances
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on-site at our office in Poundbury, Dorchester
Not essential but it would be good if you have
- A relevant university degree
- Prior web design agency experience
- Full stack developer experience and have mastered a variety of skills
- Experience of coding up your own WordPress plugins
- Experience working with front-end JavaScript frameworks
- Experience of API integration, REST / GraphQL
- Experience with Android and iOS SDKs
- Ability to create you own local stack environment
- Knowledge of Git version control
- Knowledge of SEO
We have
- A super friendly team
- Skilled senior staff who will help you to achieve your very best
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- A relaxed working atmosphere
- A growing agency with lots of interesting and varied projects to get your teeth into
- Company pension
- Modern office with free parking, close to cafes and lunch stops
- Team events, BBQs and the odd curry night
- Beer & Maccy-D Fridays
Hours:
- Full-time, 9.00am-5.00pm (37.5 per week), Monday-Friday
Salary
- Negotiable dependent on skills and experience
Location
- Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset
Required experience:
- Web developer experience: 2 years (professional)
HOW TO APPLY
We’ve got exciting times ahead with many great projects that need bringing to life – so if you like what you see above please get in touch by emailing a copy of your CV and a covering letter telling us how you fit the bill.
Please note – recruitment agencies need not apply.
Email – hello@key.digital