Viral Webbs is currently seeking a Head / Senior PHP Developer to join our team.

The ideal candidate for the Senior PHP Developer role is a self-starter who relishes the chance to take ownership over assigned projects while working collaboratively in a team environment.

The Senior PHP Developer is dedicated to his craft, and who can hit the ground running.

We need you to write beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of our products in meaningful ways.

You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing web development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

Essential Duty and responsibilities:

• Integral member of a creative team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment;
• Design and develop web based applications using PHP and other web technologies;
• Responsible for all aspects of ongoing web development from initial specification through development, testing and launching;
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary;
• Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop bold new ideas;
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
• Build web applications that scale in face of ever increasing traffic;
• Build applications that are extendable;
• Coordinate with management , and other members in planning and meeting all objectives and be responsible for estimations and tracking of development efforts;
• Working with and re-platforming legacy applications;
• Build ecommerce applications using Magento;
• Strong knowledge of Wordpress websites at customizing level.
• Wordpress theme development or plugin development will be great plus.
• Must have knowledge of MVC and proven experience in CodeIgniter and Laravel.
• Expertise in  UI/UX will be a plus

Required Skill Set:

• Proven leadership abilities;
• Proven web development experience in PHP;
• Ability to demonstrate portfolio of consumer facing high traffic products;
• Strong software architecture, software design and coding skills;
• Strong Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies;
• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services;
• Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas;
• Previous experience mentoring/supporting a team
• E-Commerce Experience Preferred
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science.