Summary:
Zondervan is seeking a highly motivated PHP Developer with backend / MySQL Database experience to join our team. You will need to have experience building large-scale web sites and enjoy collaborating with teams. This is not a dedicated DBA position, but the individual we are seeking will be actively involved in the schema, and capacity planning of our MySQL instances. You will be required to write high quality code, have excellent communication skills, love solving complex problems, and provide a voice in product design and direction.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be a technology leader, innovator and mentor
• Work within a team to deliver projects in a productive and high quality manner
• Assist in brainstorming and defining user-facing features
• Develop & maintain Zondervan web applications and modules
• Architect, implement and launch highly-visible, user-facing features
• Oversee projects from infancy to and through production

KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor degree or relevant work experience required
• PHP backend development experience required
• 3+ years of PHP Web application development
• Experience with working in a LAMP environment preferred
• Experience working with XML preferred
• Knowledge of JavaScript, AJAX, and jQuery
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and Web standards preferred

SKILLS:

• Experience with Drupal
• Experience with Ubercart preferred
• Fluent in SQL scripting
• Familiar with data transformations (XML, JSON)

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Creative thinker who thrives on collaboration in a team environment
• Highly motivated, self starter
• Detail-oriented
• Willingness to learn new software, ideas, and processes
• Embraces Zondervan Mission and Shared Values
• Team player

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your resume and cover letter to zjobs@zondervan.com or apply via the website at www.zondervan.jobs.