PHP Backend Developer

Moose Knuckles is thriving and we continue to grow by over 50% every year

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe in inclusion, we believe in self-expression, we believe in no judgement and we believe in individualism.

WHO WE ARE

We are bold, we are tenacious, we are courageous and brave.

We are a cast of characters;

We embrace our differences and we share our likenesses.

Some of What’s in it for You!

New and freshly renovated offices, designed and built to the LEED Silver environmental standard
Summer Fridays
Paid Personal Days
Employee Loyalty Reward Program
Generous welcome gift
Company events
As the PHP Backend Expert Developer you will contribute to our existing Magento 2 project and numerous tailor-made development projects. As a developer in the application systems team, you will be working alongside other development team members on different projects across the company utilizing your skills and expertise while learning new and exciting technologies along the way.

Some of What You’ll Do:

Participate in the definitions of architectures and define good development practices
Work with various departments, such as finance and marketing to identify needs and act as an expert and technical advisor
Support and train the web team to become Magento experts
Develop and modify new e-commerce extensions in PHP and Magento 2 
Create and work with applications ensuring communication between ERP software and Magento websites
Work with the team to create Web modules using APIs
Ensure quality assurance by testing code and performing code reviews
Optimize sites
Implement technical optimizations specific to organic referencing (SEO)
Creating high quality programming solutions using Code Sniffer, PSR Standards, writing UNIT Tests and never forgetting about code performance
Some of What You’ll Need:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in PHP and MySQL
High level of OOP knowledge: PHP 7.x, flexibility in terms of Magento Architecture (with focus on Magento 2).
Experience in Varnish cache, Nginx
Database Solutions knowledge and programming skills in SQL: PL/SQL / MySQL / PostgreSQL.
Building high-availability integrations layers with JSON, REST & SOAP, WebAPI
Proven skills in GIT, Branching Strategies.
Experience in working with AGILE Methodology (SCRUM, KANBAN)
Software Engineering knowledge: SOLID, CRUD, Design Patterns, OOP Principles etc.
Strong knowledge in the development of Rest Api / Web Services
Experience in Magento a major plus
Some of Who You Are:

Always ahead of the curve both technologically and technically
Capacities to identify and solve issues
Good verbal and written aptitudes
Excellent Team Player
Contribute as part of an agile team
Evolve in a continuous development and deployment environment
Meticulous and methodical