Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web based PHP applications on portal plus premium service platforms
Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the User Experience (UX) team
Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications
Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools
Utilize backend data services and contribute to increase existing data services API
Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post launch support
Refactor, optimize and improve the existing codebase for maintenance and scale
Use test driven development and acceptance tests to ensure feature quality
Interface with customer and internal teams to gather requirements and develop software solutions
Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues
Document the development process, architecture, and standard components
Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and Project manager
Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development
Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
Proficient in PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery Expert
Experience with PHP MVC frameworks Symfony, Laravel etc.
Extensive experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Excellent relational database skills with MySQL
Experience with building restful JSON web services
Knowledge of API's, such as twitter, Facebook, Google maps, Instagram, etc.
Understanding of responsive design frameworks such as bootstrap