Mid to Senior PHP Developer at Mobile Guardian

Job description

Why this is an amazing opportunity

The proliferation of mobile devices across the world over the last 5 to 10 years has been an extraordinary phenomenon. Do you remember the times before mobile phones and tablets? Hard right!?! This has now taken hold in education and the global education community is using these devices to further the education experience for all children.

You will help join a business which helps schools, teachers and parents manage all their mobile devices with a single, easy to use platform. It enables them to create and monitor a safe and secure digital environment for their children whenever they are learning or playing online.

We strive to create an inclusive, fun and high-performing team culture. Don’t be isolated into a small task set for months on end. Take ownership of a large chunk of the business using your unique expertise and help us grow globally.

We have offices in Cape Town, South Africa and Glasgow, UK at the moment. Our customers are from across the world and we intend on continuing to extend this further in the coming months. The diversity of each opportunity across multiple operating systems, cultures, languages, time zones and geographies makes for an exciting, “always-on” environment.

We want to build an exceptional team to support this growth and expansion so that when we all look back at this one day it will be with pride. If you want to work somewhere where you can make a real difference and take your career to the next level then this is the place for you.

Why join Mobile Guardian

• Be a part of a fast-growing global tech company, we have big hairy goals for the next few years.
• We are taking the traditional education space by storm with our focus on design and usability. Help us scale the business into new markets and come along for this unique and exciting ride with us.
• We are looking to grow and expand the team to support the growth, come and help us build the culture you want to be a part of.
• Enjoy a startup environment where we make sure you have exactly what you need. Be it, a MacBook Pro and amazing coffee, or Friday afternoon beers after a rewarding week, we aim to make it as enjoyable as possible.
• There is the opportunity to get into a company at a great stage to witness and be a part of a growth story.
• Build an education platform that helps make a difference in the world.

What you will do in the role

To accomplish this to the level of quality and functionality that Mobile Guardian requires, we are looking for a Senior PHP Developer with current hands-on experience who knows what it takes to develop scalable, extensible technology and evolve a global platform that will make a daily difference to people’s lives. Most importantly, you need to be passionate and extremely proud of the stuff you build.

Who we are looking for

• BS or MS in Computer Science or an equivalent degree.
• At least 5 years in software development, some team lead/mentoring experience would be an advantage.
• Application of various development methodologies including Agile. Expertise in:
• PHP
• Javascript
• JSON
• HTML
• MySQL
• OOP and MVC Experience (CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Laravel, Symfony, etc)
• RESTful Web Services
• Java and C/C++ (Bonus)
• Version control systems
• High availability experience
• Continuous Integration
• Systems and networking (not the social kind)
• Working with remote teams (beneficial)
• Mobile applications