PHP Web Developer

Job Description

Our team is responsible for maintaining the code of the COMSOL website and global intranet, which includes both internally developed tools and open source software. The projects we work on include adding new features and functionality, creating new tools, keeping pages current with design trends, and fixing bugs in existing projects. We face interesting challenges in back-end web development every day. These challenges include, but are not limited to, writing code for a globally distributed infrastructure, maintaining data concurrency and consistency, and integrating many different tools into a single platform. As a member of our Web team, you will be supported by other PHP developers, a front-end team in charge of website layout/UX, and other teams responsible for messaging and branding.

Responsibilities

• Create new tools from specs provided by front end team and project stakeholders
• Add new features and functionality to existing tools
• Assist in upgrading current codebase from outdated libraries to more modern frameworks Zend Framework to the Laminas Project Framework)
• Write JavaScript to implement design and UX decisions provided in project specifications
• Use Git for source control with clear commit messages, referencing tickets or project pages
• Benchmark, profile, and debug
• Collaborate with content developers, marketing staff, and front-end team members

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong PHP skills with MVC experience (Zend Framework/Laminas preferred)
• Strong JavaScript development (vanilla, jQuery, Angular, VueJS)
• Familiarity with MySQL
• Clean coding habits
• Unit testable code (PHPUnit)
• Experience with legacy code
• The ability to communicate clearly with team members and project stakeholders
• Current eligibility to work in the no sponsorship for employment-based visas will be offered for this position

Preferred Qualifications

• A portfolio showcasing your work
• Experience with working on business-to-business websites
• Experience with Git
• Experience with ZendFramework 2+/Laminas Project

Our Dev Environment

• PHP backend primarily using Zend Framework 2+
• IDE of choice (PHPStorm, Visual Studio Code, Sublime, etc.)
• Atlassian Products (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Bamboo)
• LESS and SASS CSS Preprocessors
• MySQL/MariaDB (navicat)
• LAMP Stack
• Git