Hi guys! Want to work at The Student Room? We've got a vacancy you might be interested in!
JUNIOR PHP DEVELOPER - THE STUDENT ROOM GROUP
Brighton and Hove
Closing date: 24/08/2013
The Student Room Group is the company behind the UK's largest and fastest-growing student social media website network. With more than 6 million unique visitors every month (and more than doubling every year) our sites are an essential destination for UK students.
Here's our latest video:
We've just moved into smart new offices in the heart of Brighton. And here's a Google Streetview walk through!
http://tinyurl.com/mwqbucr
We're on the lookout for a talented junior PHP developer to join our team highly creative technical team.
Job Description:
The Student Room site is a highly customised and extended version of vBulletin. Working with the rest of the development team you will:
Work on all technical developments of the Student Room, including the customisation of bespoke templates and plug-ins.
Help us maintain the existing codebase.
Learn to scope, design and deliver on new PHP web projects.
Learn to provide the optimisation and fine-tuning required to enable 6 million unique visitors make half a million posts each month.
Skills Range:
It’s essential that you have:
A good Computer Science degree or equivalent qualification.
Some programming experience in PHP in a Linux environment, with both structured and knowledge of object-oriented design.
Basic knowledge of MySQL database design and complex query generation, and optimisation.
Good communication skills and a professional and friendly manner.
Confidence to work independently and under own initiative.
Nice to have but not essential:
Commercial PHP development experience
Some experience of using GIT version control
Key Area: Programming/Developer
Salary: £20,000-£25,000
Attendance: Full-Time
Additional Information:
We exist to enhance students’ lives by enabling the sharing of academic, professional and social knowledge and experiences, which makes for a really positive working environment... but how many companies do you know that have recreated Brighton Pier in their office?
We also have the following perks that are worth a mention:
Knowledge that your designs and implementations will be used by millions of people each week.
We have a lean and agile development approach that gives our developers a better chance to be creative and do what they do best.
Team and company away days.
A bar area in the office that has an air hockey table and a 60” plasma screen with an Xbox for staff.
Dedicated R&D time for you and your team each week, including Hack days and development poker sessions.
A generous annual cash bonus based on company performance and company pension.
How to Apply:
So do you tick all the boxes we’d like you to tick? On top of everything mentioned above, we’re looking for the right people. At The Student Room, we talk a lot about our passion for ’getting stuff done’. If you share that attitude and you can demonstrate the skills and experience listed above then we would love to hear from you.
Things are moving very quickly at The Student Room Group; these are exciting times. If you think you want to be part of it, please apply to marcus.griffith-boyes@thestudentroom.com with a CV and covering letter, including your salary expectations.
The closing date for applications is 24/08/2013 but please apply promptly!
The Student Room Group is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills and welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.
The Student Room Group
International House, Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE.
Registered Number 04666380 (England and Wales)
Contact Name: Marcus Griffith-Boyes
Company: The Student Room Group
Email: marcus.griffith-boyes@thestudentroom.com
Website: http://www.thestudentroom.com