Senior PHP Developer

We require a Senior PHP Developer to join and lead a high caliber team developing a very complex, large, fully scalable world leading e-commerce web site, its associated subsystems and back office/MIS infrastructure. This is a full-time position based in Riga, Latvia.

Skills Required / Candidate Profile

•Exceptional developer and system designer in complex, high performance and scalable web applications, with substantial traffic load

•Good algorithmic and implementation skills

•3+ years PHP experience and 5+ years working experience

•Experience with project management and formalized development processes

•Experience in managing a team of developers as their technical leader

•Understands the need to follow procedures and is able to create functional and system specifications

•Good communicational skills and the ability to motivate other members of the team

•Spoken and written English

•Experience with PHP running on Linux systems.

•Experience with writing SQL queries, stored procedures, etc.; experience with designing databases for specific application needs (and/or assisting the DBA team in doing so).

•Understanding of web application/PHP security issues.

•Ability to debug, profile and optimize PHP code.

Desirable Experience

•Experience with the specifics of designing, developing, running and maintaining large, scalable systems; trade-offs, requirements, etc.

•Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server; large databases.

•Experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/XML

•In-depth knowledge of HTTP and other Internet related protocols.

•Experience with inter-process communication APIs (SYSV queues, etc.)

Top Reasons to Work at ISS

•Challenging, exciting, ‘world first’ projects

•A young multi-national English-based team

•Office located in the very center of Riga, walking distance to most of the popular restaurants, pubs, cafés and night clubs – 100s of them.

•Work environment according to International standards (currently setting up on-site recreational facilities – gym, entertainment area and cafeteria)

•Care and dedication from the management team and your colleagues – we’re all striving to achieve the common good

•Aid in the relocation process, for you and your close family, if needed

•Salary – to attract the very best, additional benefits

Available Project Areas

We have openings in the following major project areas:

•Affiliate/partner program/MIS – improvements and new features, back office

•MIS/Statistics – reporting and statistics, MIS

•New features e-commerce site – development of new features on the main e-commerce site

•Mobile devices backend – development in supporting the mobile business arm (integration, mobile billing, new features, etc.)

•White Label – development and improvements to the White Label product (that is built around the main e-commerce site).

•Hotel system – development, new features and general improvements to the hotel back end and front end.