We are currently seeking a Senior Web Applications Developer to work full time in our Quincy, MA office. This person will work closely with other developers and marketing personnel to build interactive web-based applications on a LAMP platform. The ideal candidate has extensive experience building and maintaining complex web applications as well as managing internal projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

* Transform high-level business requirements into functional code. Educate top management on pros and cons of various implementation options.
* Build and support complex customer-facing web applications in a LAMP development environment with a small team
* Build and support complex back-end applications in a LAMP development environment: Data Warehousing, OLAP, CRM, reporting, custom admin panels, web services and data exchanges.
* Involvement in full development lifecycle; design, coding, test, build, QA, deployment and maintenance
* Take ownership of the company’s code base. Coordinate efforts among developers to maintain and grow the internal code library in an orderly fashion.

Technical Requirements

* 5+ years development experience with advanced Linux, Apache, PHP 5 and MySQL 5 techniques
* Strong SQL skills, including data modeling, architecture, and multiple database synchronization
* Object-oriented architecture, domain-driven design, design patterns, code reuse
* Personal records manipulation: data aggregation, cleansing, transformation, merge and purge, appending
* Object-Relational Mapping (e.g. Doctrine), Symfony or other MVC frameworks
* Experience with Web services, AJAX
* Firm grasp of web application security techniques
* Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent

Professional Requirements

* Outstanding communications skills, written and verbal, comfortable presenting to other coworkers and vendors/partners
* Creative problem solving skills and a strong work ethic
* Good analytical, troubleshooting and interpersonal skills
* Good management skills of a small, tightly-knit development team
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, self-motivated
* Enjoys teaching others and sharing knowledge
* Solid project management skills

Always a Plus

* Experience in the financial services industry and/or online education industry
* Experienced with Agile/XP/Scrum programming methodologies, test-driven development

Benefits

* Fun, friendly, team-oriented and collaborative office environment
* Competitive base salary with bonus
* Full medical benefits, disability coverage, 401(k)
* Free garage parking and MBTA-accessible (Quincy Center on the red line)
* Business casual office attire
* Opportunity to work in a successful, fast-growing company

How to Apply

Send an email to jobs at edvisors dot com with the subject “Sr. Web Application Developer” and a resume in plain text or PDF format. In your resume and cover letter, please include sample URLs to projects you’ve built and any other relevant portfolios.

This position is not open to third parties for fee, including recruiters and agencies.

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