[chiPHPug-discuss] Senior PHP Developer position at Sittercity

[Michael P. <mpi...@si...>]

Hi all,

Sittercity has a newly opened Senior PHP Developer position, and if you're looking for that next step we'd love to talk to you.

Check out the description below, and send me an email with your resume if you're interested!

-Mike

Sittercity is a growing, Chicago-based web company looking for people passionate about building software. The role requires advanced programming skills, excellent problem solving abilities, and the desire to turn new product ideas into clean code -- quickly.  You'll be working as part of an agile team comprised of skilled front-end designers, software engineers, system administrators and product owners all contributing to the core Sittercity site.

We are a Chicago-based web company with a fast-paced environment and a casual atmosphere.  Our office is in the Merchandise Mart, only steps away from the Brown Line. This is a full-time, on-site position offering health care benefits, 401K, but most importantly, the chance to make a huge impact.

Key Responsibilities: 

* Design and develop readable code using PHP, Apache, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and Javascript
* Build and execute automated unit tests using PHPUnit
* Grow the development team by contributing to code reviews, ad-hoc design sessions, and new technology briefings
* Participate in the agile development process by estimating user stories, breaking down stories into tasks, and providing feedback into the process
* Get to know Sittercity's team and customers to better translate requirements into working solutions.

Specific Skills 

Required Skills: 

* Advanced skills in a major development platform (Java, Ruby on Rails, Python, .Net), HTML, SQL, CSS, JavaScript 
* Exceptional problem solving skills 
* Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies 
* Attention to detail 
* Excellent verbal and written communication. 
* Ability to work on-site on a fast-paced team.


Preferred skills: 
* Development experience with PHP, Kohana, Active Record, and/or Domain Driven Design 
* Experience with one ore more JavaScript libraries (prototype, scriptaculous, YUI, MooTools, JQuery, etc) 
* Hands on experience with Linux, MySQL and Apache
* Prior experience on an agile development team 
* 5+ years experience strongly preferred.
* A college or university degree in Computer Science or related fields