Client is responsible for the development of large scale Internet web sites. We are responsible for evaluation, design, selection and implementation of pragmatic, cost effective technologies, to support our various clients' business models.

Skill Requirements

• Proven team building and leadership experience in a web development environment
• Staff training , team development skills and experience
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Experienced in estimating effort and elapsed time required to complete project deliverables.
• Skilled in both Object Oriented and Non-Object Oriented Design and programming techniques.
• Several years of skill in PHP and at least one other object oriented language such as perl or Java.
• Experience designing with large scale distributed databases.
• Strong business and technical analytical ability so as to create robust technical design documentation from business requirements documentation.
• Proven ability to define success criteria to meet and measure quality expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide feedback on business requirements documentation to ensure resolution of any apparent ambiguity or contradictions.
• Functional Breakdown, Design, Programming, testing and maintaining web site applications to support the business requirements.
• Perform impact analysis for design modification and obtain signoff from the Architecture Team.
• Participation in the selection and implementation of third party software to support design where it is practicable.
• Appropriate documentation for each development step - including functional, design, and testing specifications.
• Developing and documenting workload estimates (ie: Creation of workload breakdown plan to define and track software development efforts)
• Delivering functionality within these estimated effort and time frames
• Selection, implementation and/or modification of web development practices and methodologies to support continuous improvement efforts.
• Provide assistance to junior programmers to generate Low Level Design documentation for new or modified functionality.
• Conduct Design reviews with Technical Architect, Project Manager and Manager of Software Development for final design approvals.
• Conduct documentation and code reviews for their team members to ensure standards compliance.
• Define test methodology and use cases to analyze and verify software programs, forms, reports and interfaces.
• Communicate issues and status information to Project Management Office concerning system development activities.
• Liaison with Project Mangement Office to resolve scheduling conflict and project dependencies.
• Update system data and prepare conversion requirement as necessary for new implementation and production rollout.
• Participate in project status review meetings with other Team Leads and the Development Manager

Technical Expectations

• 5-6+ years of PHP 4/5 design/coding/testing/implementing using Open Source approach
• Supervise and lead a team of 6 - 10 programmers
• 4+ years of Object Orientation design and development experience for large scale distributed web applications
• Linux, Mac O/SX, MySQL, PHP, Apache/Light HTTP technologies experience
• Computer Science trained graduate or equivalent work experience

To apply for this position please send your resume to paul@softwareint.com

Something I'd like to see in PHP is a little more in the See Also section. They're pretty good, but it's not quite as spider-web like as I'd like. For example, yesterday I added a few links from md5() and sha1() to hash(). Lot of people know about md5() and sha1() within PHP, but I find hash() is rather unknown overall, which is a pity as it exposes a tone of different hashing algorithms.

You can see an example of his updates in the md5 manual page linking it to sha1_file, crc32, sha1 and the hash functions.

An idea can be a tool or a library that you need and think others might find useful; a new technology innovation; or something you think you could implement better than the existing tools. Extra care has to be taken if you decide to create a new tool to replace an old one. In most cases, these projects end up reinventing the wheel without any added value. A wheel is wheel, right?

He recommends a team infrastructure growth as the application grows and the importance of documentation and maintenance after the project has been launched.

Who we are...

Recently awarded Technology Company of the Year by Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre, Neverblue Media Inc. is a market leader in the fast-growing online advertising world. We are a full-service advertising brokerage that specializes in online customer acquisition and lead generation. We deliver millions of profitable customers to clients from all over the world, including members of the Fortune 1000„¢.

Neverblue Media offers a great work environment with a top notch technical team that is an integral part in the overall success and profitability of the company.

Position Description

Neverblue is actively seeking a hands-on Development Team Lead for our Web Development team. As the successful applicant, you have experience developing advanced web applications using PHP in a Linux based environment. You are able to design and build dynamic database driven web applications using open source resources. This is an ideal career opportunity for an accomplished developer who is ready to take on additional team leading and mentoring responsibilities.

Key Accountabilities

Team Leadership

• Work with the Director of Technology to lead a team of Web Developers; delegate tasks, mentor, set performance objectives, and provide performance feedback
• Training and updating new and existing staff on new systems

Software Development

• Developing web applications using PHP
• Database design and optimization
• Managing project specifications, designing systems architecture and coordinating projects which includes: researching, prototyping and organizing and leading project planning meetings
• Working with business partners to manage and integrate technical changes
• Identifying potential technical problems and implementing proactive maintenance measures

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a small team of Web Developers
• Strong communication skills including written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective, professional and engaging
• Demonstrated ability to work with a range of business partners outside of the tech department
• Excellent troubleshooting, planning, time management, and team building skills
• Demonstrated initiative and taking on additional responsibility without being asked
• Advanced architectural design of web applications using PHP
• Database design and optimization

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science
• 5+ years software development/architecture experience
• Team Leadership experience
• Knowledge of and experience using the software development life cycle

To apply, please email cover letter and resume in Word or PDF format referencing "Development Team Lead" outlining why you want to join the Neverblue Media team and salary expectations to: careers@neverbluemedia.com.

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Recruitment for this position will be ongoing until we find the most suitable candidate.

For other career opportunities with Neverblue Media, visit: http://www.neverbluemedia.com/careers.html

The goal of the PHP Evangelism Team is to bring together the right people, resources and experience from across the PHP Community to provide developers with the process guidance and best practices needed to create new opportunities for the web.

They're also looking to help support local user groups and aid in any PHP-related event they can. You can subscribe to their mailing list to get more information as the group develops. Check out the post for the address to join the list.

Fomax is a global software consulting company providing quality and cost effective software services that deliver measurable results. We provide services and solutions in a wide spectrum of Information Technology. Our infrastructure, experience in Information Technology solutions and our emphasis on Quality make us different from our competition. At Fomax, we focus on developing longterm partnership with the clients to enhance their competitive edge.

Our goal is to exceed your expectations by combining the performance of our consultants and infrastructure to deliver the right services for improved productivity and profitability for your business.

Fomax is committed to providing technology solutions for success in the new digital economy. We specialize in creating a dynamic approach to building client process that utilize the power of Internet technologies and excels in the custom design and implementation.

We believe effective Project Management is the key to successful completion of any project. Our expertise in managing small to large projects from feasibility study to implementation and maintenance of the projects can help you in successfully completing your needs.

We offer wide range of Project Development options / facilities in various technologies. With our strong off-site and offshore development centers, we can help you reduce your project costs. We can take up your project on a Time and Material basis or on a Fixed bid Basis from any stage of completion. We provide the following advantages over competition.

• Cost effective solutions
• Quality based end products
• Completion of Projects within the time frame and budget
• Guaranteed deliverables
• Good and timely guaranteed support

We are seeking a Junior and Senior Programmer who is able to function as a Lead Developer for a small team of programmers. This persons should have experience in real-world LAMP (Linux/FreeBSD, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) development as well as a proven record participating and working with the business side of a company. The primary job responsibility for this position is to provide PHP programming and functionality for a wide variety of consumer-related websites, intranets, extranets and web-based applications. This entails designing, evaluating, updating and maintaining object oriented applications in PHP. This position requires the developer to have some business savvy to translate vague business requirements into tangible and accurate technical requirements as well as to anticipate future requirements within the design of new systems. This is the perfect opportunity for LAMP Developers looking to play a key role in creating enabling technology for a successful online and offline marketing company. Successful candidates will have demonstrable experience building real online applications in a LAMP environment and will be able to make a meaningful contribution from day one. They will be comfortable working with team members at all levels and departments within the organization. These individuals will be willing to share their opinions and insights with business leaders on a daily basis in order to affect rapid decision cycles and effective technical solutions to business requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Sciences or similar field
• 1+ years of solid PHP and MySQL development
• Knowledge of HTML, DHTML/CSS and Javascript
• Willing and able to manage a small team of developers.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system design
• Ability to partner and work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
• Strong debugging skills and the ability to easily and quickly read and modify existing code
• Sense of humor

We offer a competitive salary, a superior work environment and excellent benefits.

We are now live after much discussion and work internally with the first episode of the Official phpBB Podcast!

The first episode has been posted to the official podcast website and includes talk of browser cookies, COPA vs COPPA, jaber support, PHP5 support and board/category/forum/subforum differences.

You cna check out this latest podcast in this post or subscribe to their feed (either normally or in iTunes) to get this and future episodes.

Developing one of the best Bulletin Board systems would be a daunting task for any 15 year old, but Tikitiki has leapt to the challenge and his hard work is reflected in every MyBB forum on the internet. Recently MyBB Games were lucky enough to have an exclusive interview with the self proclaimed "sexiest developer".

Questions range from info about Ryan, why he develops for the MyBB project, which plugins he's developed and is most proud of, and what he sees coming in the future for himself and the project.

Check out the full interview for lots more great questions and answers from this active member of the MyBB team.

Zend Framework has become an immensely successful project. [...] There's a large community of contributors, over 15 translations of the documentation and runs some cool apps like IBM's QedWiki. We are currently looking to grow the team with very experienced Senior Web developers, both from within and outside the PHP community.

Those interested should look forward to working in a "broad, vibrant and passionate community". Check out the full job description for more information.

Most components and subprojects need volunteers to help with documentation, unit test coverage, code reviews, improving integration with other ZF components, and enhancing architecture and design for the purpose of improving extensibility and ease of use with new components. If you see a subject area or component that interests you, please contact any project members currently associated with the component.

The project is starting several wiki "websites" dedicated to each of the components/efforts inside of the main framework project. Areas for these include:

• Auth Team
• Documentation Team
• MVC Team
• Web Services Team