The role
To be awesome.
This award winning web design agency is looking to recruit a Full Stack Web Developer.
Working alongside their small but perfectly formed award winning team, you will help craft new and exciting digital solutions for their wide and varied client base. You will be instrumental in the development, production, modification and maintenance of these projects.
As a senior member of their development team, you'll report directly to their lead developer, work closely with the studio manager, creative team, and their clients on a daily basis. You will also be expected to be able to work with a high level of autonomy and to an exceptionally high standard.
Some of the exciting work you will be doing:
- As part of their team, you will be focused on server side (and occasionally front-end) development. The work varies greatly, some examples would be;
- Ecommerce development (using Ensemble their in-house framework)
- CMS development
- CRM development and business management solutions
- Helping to drive consistent standards and approaches throughout the team
- Triage critical support issues quickly and action the most appropriate solution
- Constantly review the latest web technologies to see how they can benefit their clients
- Create clean and readable code that is testable
- Share your technical knowledge and mentor junior team members
- Help the management team with the technical scoping and planning for projects
What they need from you
- 3 years proven experience in a similar role
- A rockstar proficiency with all technical aspects of building digital (web based) applications
- PHP, MySQL/SQL, HTML, SASS, JavaScript (jQuery / React / Vue.js / Node.js)
- You understand OOP, MVC, REST/SOAP/XML-RPC… there will be a test.
- Experience in PHP Frameworks such as Laravel
- Linux and the command line are your close friend
- Building responsive applications, integrating payment gateways and cross browser/platform delivery are all second nature
- Experience with Git and command line tools such as Grunt and Gulp
- Flexible attitude and a willingness to adapt, with previous experience working in a small agency team a definite bonus.
- Challenge the status quo while always playing well with others (clients and team members alike).
What you get in return...
- To work in pretty cool offices in a sleepy Kent village, just 30 mins from London
- The latest hardware and software to work on
- 5% Friday, a chance to work on non-client related R&D projects
- Private medical insurance after a qualifying period
- Continuing professional development
- Attend development related conferences and training courses
- Regular team lunches (A love of curries, Asian food and BBQs is advantageous - not essential)
- Decent coffee (They don’t do instant)
- A well-stocked beer & wine fridge
- An early escape on Fridays - they are out at 4pm
- Internet fame & stardom (possibly)
- To be part of a close fun loving team
- Oh... and a competitive salary (DOE)