Lead/Senior PHP Programmer Job in San Francisco 94105, California Us
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Lead/Senior PHP Programmer
The Senior PHP Programmer will leverage demonstrable skills architecting and implementing back-end and front-end solutions. The qualified candidate will be experienced with database design and implementation, integration with external account systems (SSO), payment systems, social networking, and in general most popular game related web services. The chosen candidate will collaborate with designers and producers to implement intuitive low-friction integrations for many of our currently live and exciting new up-coming browser games. This full-time programming position is available immediately at our San Francisco based studio.
Responsibilities:
· Lead and collaborate with others on extensive web projects.
· Heavily involved in back-end database design and implementation.
· Architect and implement integrations with all manner of backend services, both proprietary and 3rd party.
· Collaborate with game teams to design and implement intuitive, friendly, low-friction web interfaces.
· Implement server selection schemes, game setup and onboarding flow in coordination with game teams.
· Apply creative thinking to develop robust and secure integrations between games and services.
· Responsible for designing and creating deployment scripts and unit testing environments.
· Optimize existing projects and develop new and innovative software for future projects.
· Hold regular 1-on-1’s with less senior team members including code reviews as necessary.
· Work closely with QA staff to resolve bugs.
· Assist project managers in maintaining development focus, managing technical risks, regularly reporting on development progress, and ensuring our web service integrations are solid and function well every day.
· Work within a scrum based development environment where test-driven development techniques are embraced.
Key Skills and Experience:
· You are a skilled programmer whose creativity, knowledge and experience make them stand out from the crowd.
· You have a solid understanding of Web and database technology and have several years experience programming both front-end and back-end systems. This includes experience with PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX.
· You have a good understanding of how object-oriented programming techniques and design patterns apply to PHP.
· Experience with Web 2.0/AJAX based applications including parsing and rendering XML and JSON.
· Experience with Web service/API integration (XML, SOAP, REST - client and server).
· Experience with social media API Integration (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
· You have a solid track record of completed projects implemented with PHP and MySQL.
· You have experience working with large databases (over 10 million records) and optimizing them for performance.
· Strong relational database skills and ability to construct simple and complex SQL queries.
· Experience with memcache and database optimization practices.
· Experience implementing contemporary best practices with regards to security.
· Strong understanding of LAMP Stack environments, including configuration and optimization.
· You have proven experience working with Linux, server clusters and IP networks.
· You have experience working with version control systems such as SVN, CVS or Perforce.
· General understanding of Information architecture and usability best practices.
· You are a focused problem-solver and a team player who’s happy to proactively work with programmer and non-programmer disciplines, and work independently when necessary.
Bonus skills:
· zend framework experience
· smarty templating engine experience
· knowledge of pear coding standard / structure
· phpunit knowledge is a plus
· phpdoc knowledge also a plus
· Experience with other scripting languages such as C#/.NET
Qualifications:
· 4+ years professional experience in a similar role.
· You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent training and experience.
· You are fluent in both written and spoken English and possess excellent communication skills.
We offer:
· A competitive salary, great benefits and a 401(k) plan
· A fresh, open and international atmosphere.
· Latitude for new ideas and initiatives in this contemporary game development space!
Our company is expanding with outstanding and engaged professionals growing with it. If you feel that your talent and abilities would make a valuable contribution to our future, we'd love to hear from you!
To apply, please send resume with cover letter to hr-us@bigpoint.net
COMPANY BLURB
Located in San Francisco’s SOMA district, Bigpoint Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bigpoint GmbH, a leading online game developer, publisher and content provider for more than 1000 global distribution partners. Bigpoint’s free-to-play games are played by over 230 million registered users in over 30 languages. The company’s diversified portfolio includes high-quality games for browser, mobile, and social platforms. More than 800 employees from over 35 different nations work at the company headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and at other locations including Berlin, São Paulo, Paris, and Malta. Over 100 employees work together in the fast-growing San Francisco office, whose current projects include Battlestar Galactica Online, The Mummy Online, Universal Monsters Online, and several unannounced titles.
