Full Stack Web Developer (PHP)

Our client are a fast-growing strategic marketing company based in Gateshead who are looking to add a Full Stack Web Developer (PHP) to their growing Digital Development Team.

As a Full Stack Web Developer (PHP), you will work as part of a SCRUM team alongside an Account Manager, Designer, Trainee Developer (for whom you have some management responsibility) and marketing team, typically comprising Digital Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing Executive and a Digital Marketing Assistant. Your role will primarily require you to take design flats and functional specifications from your team and work to create high quality, standards-compliant code using MVC development models and up-to-date, primarily open-source software.

We’re looking for an experienced, passionate and driven PHP Web Developer, a technically-minded individual with a desire to expand your current knowledge and skill set within back and front end technologies. You should have an excellent understanding of PHP5, MySQL, OOP and MVC, a knowledge and ability to create HTML5 / CSS3 cross-compatible, standards-compliant responsive applications and to maintain or improve the current portfolio of client work. An exposure to SilverStripe, WordPress, Magento, Kohana or Laravel would be very much advantageous.

It is vitally important you are a self-starter and have a keen interest in discovering and proposing new technologies and frameworks.

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and work with a talented team to produce excellent work through a period of sustained and steady growth. It is not a light-weight role!

We are looking for someone with:
– Exceptional knowledge of PHP5 and MySQL
– An excellent understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript & jQuery
– A strong knowledge of the Unix command line
– An excellent understanding of MVC, CMS and eCommerce frameworks such as SilverStripe, WordPress, Magento, Kohana or Laravel
– Understanding of the importance of responsive website design
– Comfortable with version control and GIT
– A good understanding of Agile methodology and development
– Experience in CakePHP and Lemonstand would be a bonus

About the Company
Our client is a strategic marketing agency, working in partnership with a diverse and growing client base on every aspect of digital marketing from strategy to brand, design to build, content to search. Their expertise, enthusiasm and human approach forges long-term relationships and allows them to add real value.

They put people first. They look after their employees and help them achieve. As a result they have a friendly and highly-talented team. They strive to produce work of the highest quality and they try to make their work exciting for both employees and clients. They value attention to detail, stay abreast of the latest technological advancements and look for ways they can improve what they do. They bring energy, enthusiasm and passion and they like to laugh a lot.

If this sounds like something you want to be part of please click apply and send us a CV with examples of your work, and one of our recruitment consultants will get in touch to give you some further information.