Our client based in Johannesburg (Parkhurst) are looking for a Creative PHP Developer to join their team on a permanent basis! You will be responsible for the following: • Advise on optimisation tactics / best practice • Ability to work in a team • Good at pro-actively identify and implement new ideas/solutions • Great communication skills • Improving the quality and functionality of our existing systems • Monitoring and Analysing our software under real-world, production conditions • Evaluating new technologies for their feasibility and usefulness • Collaborating with other development teams and freelancers • Continually growing, learning, and sharing as we strive to keep pushing our technical boundaries • Manage your own time well and meet deadlines Requirements include: • Ability to develop custom PHP modules, themes and plugins for WordPress • Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator • Understanding SEO • Understanding of different CMS platforms such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and Umbraco • You have an appreciation for testing and automation. • Advantageous Competencies: • AngularJS • LESS / SASS Experience • Grunt / Gulp Experience • Linux • Twitter Bootstrap • Json • SOAP/XML • Ability to work on Macintosh computer Candidates must have 4 – 5 years’ experience as well as an IT related Degree. Interested candidates can forward their comprehensive written applications to the following e-mail: ****@*****.*** or fax to: (***)-***-****, you can also contact Caitlin on (***)-***-**** Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 working days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.