Senior Web Developer

GulfTalent

London, United Kingdom

Ref: GP474-80

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

GulfTalent is one of the largest online recruitment portals serving the Middle East region, with offices in Dubai and London. Founded in 2005, it is now used by over 4 million individuals and 6,000 companies. To support our continued growth, we are looking for an experienced Developer to join our team in London.

About the role:

Reporting to the Team Lead, who in turn reports in to the Managing Director of the firm, this integral role will play a key part in building and maintaining the company’s internationally recognized online platform. The incumbent will work with a team of smart, highly driven technology professionals to build robust and user-friendly products at the cutting edge of the online industry.

The development team has been successfully adopting the best tools available for developers and following best practice. The team work in Sublime on a Symfony2-based website, utilizing the power of Angular on the front-end, using one of the major source code hosting sites for the main Git repository. The team has continuous integration in place, and collaborate in Google Apps for Business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Involvement in the entire software development lifecycle – including technical analysis, architecture design, software development, QA and release to production.
• Undertaking both front-end and back-end development, based on PHP5, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and other technologies as needed.
• Ensuring continued smooth operation of the company’s online platform.
• Interacting with various stakeholders as needed – including senior managers, sales team, end users and technology partners.

Requirements

Essential

• Demonstrable 5+ years’ experience in web development
• Previous experience of executing front-to-back software development lifecycles
• Excellent knowledge of PHP5, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript
• Ability to interact with senior stakeholders across all areas of the business
• Knowledge of at least one MVC back-end framework; such as Symfony, Zend, CakePHP, CodeIgniter
• Degree from a leading university, ideally in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, but other subjects will also be considered
• Deep personal interest in following new trends and technologies

Desirable

• Experience in working in an Agile environment
• Knowledge of Symfony2
• Knowledge of AngularJS or other MVC front-end framework such as Backbone or Knockout
• Experience in performing code reviews
• Interest in UX
• Experience in TDD or BDD
• Experience with Git

The successful incumbent will be offered extensive support and training, initially in our office in Dubai, before beginning work in our London office, based in the heart of London’s West End.

About the Company

GulfTalent is one of the largest online portals serving the Middle East region. Founded in 2005, it is now used by 10 million individuals and 9,000 companies.

GulfTalent is run by a seasoned team of young professionals with diverse backgrounds across different industries, including management consulting, private equity, finance, e-commerce, information technology, education and recruitment. The team also brings together a wealth of international experience across four continents.

This is your chance to join a growing company and a winning team, and to work with creative, hard-working individuals in a fast-paced, energizing environment. Team members benefit from extensive training, excellent learning opportunities, competitive compensation packages and rapid promotion.

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