Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Required Experience: 2+ years commercial experience
Location: Head Office - Flint Studios Ltd, Unit 6a, Ravenhill Business Park, Ravenhill Road, Belfast, BT6 8AW

Job Summary
We’re offering an opportunity to join an open, challenging and learning-based environment at a leading Northern Ireland based digital agency. Be part of the development of web solutions for a diversity of clients, providing you with a constant variety of interesting projects across different sectors.

Flint Studios is an established, multi-award winning web agency. The agency has carved a distinctive niche for itself in delivering results-driven web solutions in what is a highly competitive, crowded sector. With a strong team of over 30 skilled technical, creative and digital specialists we continue to have a need for expansion in various markets. In response, the company requires a PHP Developer to support growing demand. The successful candidate will be working within a strong, close-knit team, and will be able to drive projects to their successful conclusion so that customers are happy, requirements have been met on budget.


Responsibilities and Duties

• Writing programming code, either from scratch or adapting existing software, to meet business requirements
• The main programming language you will code in is PHP; you will be expected to understand the limitations of its legacy versions, keep up-to-date with the latest releases, and understand backwards-compatibility issues
• Learning PHP frameworks such as the Laravel and CodeIgniter
• Content management systems such as WordPress and associated ecommerce platforms
• Understand the process of database schema design, maintenance and implementation
• Understand and follow company processes for managing projects
• You should understand any specific service level agreements (SLAs) that projects are working to and help ensure these are being met
• Help other members of staff with issues within your level of expertise to help support and mentor other staff
• Ensure testing of all code is carried out before deployment, testing plans are adhered to and browser testing is completed effectively
• Deal directly with clients virtually, on the phone, by email or in face-to-face meetings
• Attend training courses as needed to support projects and expanding capabilities

Qualifications and Skills

• IT related degree or equivalent qualification
• At least 3 years of commercial experience in object-oriented PHP, HTML5, MySQL and JavaScript including jQuery and a sound knowledge of web standards
• Working knowledge of the Laravel or CodeIgniter frameworks or a framework which is similar
• Experience with WordPress in terms of core CMS and bespoke integrations
• The candidate will be able to demonstrate an aptitude for working in a dynamic and fast paced environment, working on multiple projects of varying complexity simultaneously and have experience of working to meet deadlines

Desirable:

• Experience using the LAMP stack would be highly desirable
• Experience with PHP 7 & 8, Docker and CPanel and a good working knowledge of Git source control, PHP debugging (X-Debug or similar) and basic Linux shell commands would all be beneficial

Technologies:

• PHP
• HTML5
• MySQL
• JavaScript
• WordPress and associated ecommerce
• Laravel
• CodeIgniter

Benefits: 

• Flexible working hours 
• Flexible holidays
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare
• Staff events and nights out
• Training and development
• Award-winning opportunities