Senior PHP Engineer Melbourne, East Midlands, England
Job description
We are looking for Senior Developers with robust principles and philosophies; not just killer code. You’re well established as a developer, you love working with WordPress, Drupal, and PHP, and you understand that your approach to owning and solving sophisticated problems—of all kinds—is just as critical as your code.
We are looking for rounded developers with experience working on WordPress websites within a LAMP stack environment. You have a solid understanding of the programming principles involved with such duties. We’re not looking for someone who would describe themself as a full stack developer. Beyond that, you love being presented with sophisticated problems, taking ownership of the approach required to solve those problems, and working as part of a smart, well-trained, and multi-disciplinary team to design and develop award-winning, meaningful work.
The August team is smart and nimble; working together to build innovative applications, committed to learning and sharing something new every day, and known to own more than a few code-related t-shirts. PHP Developers work within our talented team to ensure the work we produce today is better than what we put out yesterday. This is a great opportunity for bright, pragmatic, and highly experienced PHP Developers to grow through collaboration with talented senior teams, while contributing to mentoring others.
We are fixated on improving our clients’ outcomes and the experience for their audiences. We expect you to join us in our obsession.
The job in 55 words or less
- Work with WordPress themes and plugins on a daily basis.
- Work with the team to deliver awesome functionality that our client love on their Wordpress sites.
- Provide technical support, solutions and recommendations.
- Work closely with production and design team members to ensure projects follow technical and production processes.
Does this sound like you?
- At least 8 years' experience as a PHP Developer.
- You eat Wordpress Themes and Plugins like your favourite burrito.
- You're an awesome PHP developer with a passion and curiosity for Wordpress.
- Not only do you love building Wordpress sites, but you know how to extend them the Wordpress way.
- You love solving complex problems for clients.
- Can work autonomously but loves being part of a team and actively contributing.
- Good problem-solving skills and the ability to think clearly and logically.
- Willingness to take ownership of projects and mentor junior developers
- Experience mentoring other developers, as well as being mentored.
You get extra credit for
- Experience working on Drupal sites or building bespoke Symfony apps.
- Knowledge of Amazon web services or similar cloud infrastructure.
- Making a mean coffee.
- A love of Bubble Soccer.
What you can expect if you become a team member.
Working at August is not just another agency job. While we take our work seriously, we really enjoy the company of the people we work with and we don’t take ourselves too seriously. It takes time to find the right people to join our team. There’s a level of trust and flexibility that is hard to describe, but here goes nothing. You’ll enjoy the freedom to create and contribute to sophisticated projects the way you want, combined with a robustness of process that ensures you have total support to focus all your energy and inspiration on compelling technical challenges. If you’d like more detail, we’d love you to ask us about it!
Our values play an important part in everything we do at August. They help us deliver epic work for clients around the world and they’ve seen us through some difficult times. As a team member, you’ll continue to develop not just your technical craft, but other valuable qualities such as powerful communication skills, commercial and business nous, and handy insights into totally random stuff, like a quick and easy killer dumpling recipe, or the engineering magic behind the latest SpaceX test flight (again, you might want to ask us!). When we hire someone to join the team, we’re interested and invested in all the different parts that make up you – because ultimately, that’s what makes August.
As a team member, you can also expect:
- A competitive salary package with various incentives and rewards.
- Flexible working is part of our daily jam.
- Working within a highly motivated, talented and technology–driven team.
- A team of people who will invest in your career progression
and development. - Generous company policies that help you grow and balance life.
- Many other perks we will discuss when we meet you.
Apply Now
Applications for this role are open now. To apply for this position, you need to:
- Mention one of our clients in your application.
- Provide your CV, outlining your skills and experience.
- Include a covering letter explaining why you are perfect for this role.
- Please provide a URL or GitHub account in your application; we’d love to check it out.
Are you a recruiter?
We understand you work in a competitive industry and you will be tempted to contact us with potential candidates for this and other listed roles. We respectfully request that you do not contact us regarding applicants for
this role.
About August
August is an award-winning independent digital firm. We aim to nudge the world just enough to make a change. Help us to make it happen.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at August. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
