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Senior PHP Web Developer at Mbira Technologies

Location: Chicago, IL
URL: www.mbira.com

About Mbira

Mbira Technologies is a creative e-commerce company that runs some of the most popular music gear web sites in the country. Our sites lead the industry in customer satisfaction ratings, and we know that these results reflect the quality of our company. Mbira has a relaxed, but professional atmosphere that emphasizes cutting-edge solutions.

About the Position

The Senior Web Developer would lead development of innovative, open-source, web-based solutions. These solutions would include e-commerce sites, non-commercial sites and web-based tools.

Responsibilities of the Position

  • Perform a lead role in design, development and support of top-quality open-source web sites.
  • Introduce forward-thinking technologies and solutions.
  • Contribute to the design of databases and develop SQL queries.
  • Trouble-shoot and resolve website issues, and potentially man call support for critical production issues.

Required Experience

  • 5+ years of web development and support.
  • 3+ years of open-source web development experience.
  • Significant experience with PHP, Perl, SQL, and Unix shell-scripting with self-written coding samples provided when applying.
  • Strong knowledge of relational database design.
  • Strong object-oriented design and development skills.

Other Qualifications

  • Experience leading development projects.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Enjoy working in a team environment.

Optional Experience

  • Experience with e-commerce web development.
  • Experience with Subversion.
  • Experience with Zend Framework and/or Symfony.
  • Experience with ETL development.
  • Experience with data-mining or business intelligence.

To apply
Send an email to jobs@mbira.com with "Senior PHP Web Developer" in the subject line. Include your salary requirements and resume.

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