Magento Developer
We are currently seeking a full-time, on-site Magento developer to join our team. Duties would primarily consist of developing new projects built using the Magento platform, writing custom extensions, identifying quality community extensions, and architecting new Magento bids. Applicants will be expected to provide examples of work, if available, and may be asked to complete a coding challenge..
You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.
Basic Requirements:
- Minimum of 3-5 years PHP web development experience
- Minimum of 3 years real-world e-commerce experience with Magento development in the last 2 years
- Firm grasp of Git-based source control
- Competent with PHP object-oriented programming & MVC applications
- Competent with MySQL-based database concepts
- Familiarity with automated deployment strategies
- Solutions-oriented thinking; always looking for the smart solution to a problem rather than jumping at the first answer
- A preoccupation with staying on top of industry trends and technologies
- Experience creating multi-lingual websites Advantageous.
- Knowledge and experience of web accessibility.
- Good understanding of cross-platform and cross-browser issues.
- Use of jQuery / AJAX / Prototype / script.aculo.us an advantage
Proven Skills & Technical Requirements:
- Expert understanding of Magento's code structure, extension architecture, theming hierarchy, and fallback components
- Expertise in authoring and extending Magento extensions
- Thorough experience in customizing Magento's front-end components using layout XML, blocks, and templates
- Thorough knowledge of vanilla Magento feature set and configuration
- Competent knowledge of e-commerce data organization and relationships
- Store catalog (categories/products/attributes)
- Sales orders (quotes/orders/invoices/shipments/credits)
- Competent in authoring JavaScript and using libraries such as jQuery
- Competent in web services integrations (REST/SOAP)
- A desire to be personally responsible for production-level code
- Ingenuity to leverage all available tools at your disposal
- Comfort working with Linux-based systems