Senior PHP Developer in Los Angeles
July 21st, 2008Wiredrive is a customer branded web based application platform for creative professionals and content producers used in organizing and sending video and other rich-media for in-production, sales, and promotional purposes. Wiredrive is recognized as the standard for online presentation of work-in-progress and media rich presentations for the Advertising and Entertainment Production Industries.
We are currently seeking a Senior Level PHP/MySQL Programmer with experience programming, documenting, and maintaining web applications for high volume web sites. This position will help design, develop, and maintain public and private APIs for Wiredrive, and also integrate new features. You will also be integrating the new APIs into old sites, as well as helping to expand our current services. Applicants should have an advanced knowledge of PHP, MySQL and Javascript.
We work with creative clients and expect creative input from our programming staff. This is not the average programming job; all staff participates in developing our products. Future development will be done in an Agile environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead Architect new features
Manage development team
PHP/MySQL Programming of large-scale websites
Develop and maintain public and private APIs
Maintain/Expand process for creating thumbnails
Improve/expand infrastructure
REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced knowledge of PHP and MySQL
Experience with YUI
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a team environment (Cannot emphasize this enough)
Must meet tight deadlines and work on several projects simultaneously
METHODOLOGY:
Keep the different layers separated using something like MVC
Know what these stand for: KISS, DRY, MVC, OOP, REST
Understand the benefits and limitations of Object Oriented Programming
Optimize your application design with established design patterns
TO BE CONSIDERED:
To apply for this position, email your resume, a list of URLs showing portfolio of past work and code samples to jobs@wiredrive.com with the subject heading “PHP/MySQL Programmer”.
NO HEADHUNTERS! We do not and will not work with headhunters under any condition




