My client is a developer of high-traffic, large-scale websites and currently has 5 PHP Developer Team Lead roles available due to aggressive growth. Centrally located in Toronto, competitive salaries, cutting edge technology and a flat structure that allows for growth and development. All in all a great environment. They are more than willing to sponsor/relocate candidates for these positions for the U. S., U.K. and Western Europe.

Summary:
Reporting to the Development Manager, this role 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 and 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:

• Motivating and leading a team of 6 to 10 application developers.
• 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.
• Communicating with several third party billing processors to setup and maintain robust ecommerce billing solutions.
• 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 Management 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
• 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

For more information contact Kenneth Cosgrove at kcosgrove@optionspersonnel.com

http://www.thechange.com/jobs/1312/

Passionate about using technology for social change?! Want to be a part of the founding team of a promising start-up? If you are a self-motivated, entrepreneurial web developer then keep reading!

TheChange is a media platform for sustainability engagement, in a local context. People use our platform to shop, work and study for change while organizations use TheChange to connect with a highly targeted and motivated audience interested in their sustainability initiatives and opportunities. We launched TheChange.com on May 15th with the participation of over 50 of BC's leading sustainable companies and NGO's. We have big plans for future development. It's an exciting time to join our team!

As the back-end development lead you will be responsible for architecting, implementing and maintaining the back end functionality of our platform. You'll be responsible for various additional tasks including bug fixes, server troubleshooting and strategic technical input. You will work closely with our web design and marketing team members to develop and create a continually better customer experience. Growth and new challenges will be endless with this job as the company scales up at a continually faster pace.

This is not your regular 9 - 5 job. We are looking for someone who shares our vision, has an entrepreneurial spirit, a strong work ethic and is keen to be part of a start-up environment. If you are a motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal skills, and enjoy working in an agile and iterative development environment, then you'll fit right in.

Please note: Our start-up is supported by a government program that funds innovative technology start-ups; this program requires that new hires are 30 years or younger and have post secondary education.

Recent graduates with a strong portfolio are encouraged to apply!

Qualifications

• Post secondary degree or diploma in a related field
• 3+ years of demonstrated web development experience
• Strong working ability in PHP
• Strong working knowledge of MySQL and experience building scalable database driven web sites
• Experience using open source software and services
• Knowledge of MVC frameworks (CakePHP, Codeigniter, Elgg)
• Basic sysadmin skills for linux-based deployments
• E-commerce experience is preferred

Who you are

• Passionate about web technologies, usability and analytics
• Entrepreneurial spirit; you love iterating and shipping quickly and frequently
• Excited at the prospect of putting everything into your work
• A deep belief in learning through doing
• Excellent communicator with good project management skills
• Dedicated to constant refinement and improvement in every task you take on
• Understanding and interest in Web 2.0 concepts - social media, UGC, online communities
• You're innately driven to create web applications that users love

Bonus

• Previous start-up experience
• Experience with the Elgg framework
• Experience with social media integration (Facebook Connect, Twitter API etc.)

Why Join Us?

• Get involved with a start-up that has garnered early traction and grow with the company
• Lead technology development and use your skills to make a mark!
• We can offer a base salary and equity participation

We Want to Hear From You!
Please direct all inquiries and resumes to annalea@thechange.com. Please include links to previous projects!

Summary:
We are seeking an experienced PHP Application Developer with serious chops and mentorship/team-building skills to develop and lead a team in the creation of new, enterprise level applications for our large client base.

We are looking for a high energy, self-starter who loves to create usable applications. You must be able to participate and lead others in all areas of the software development lifecycle, including gathering requirements, writing specifications, programming, testing, documentation, etc...

Responsibilities:

• 5+ years of professional application development experience in PHP
• Experience with PHP frameworks
• Work with the senior engineers to provide clear leadership in technical design and architecture of Betfair US software systems
• Excellent system architecture and application/database design skills
• Skilled in working with large databases and writing high performance, scalable applications
• Ability to prioritize, multitask and manage work in order to meet critical timelines

Requirements:

• Strong hands on skills in - PHP, RoR, Java, Flash, AMFPhP, memcached, memqueue, + at least one of LAMP stack environments
• Relational Databases and SQL ( MySQL, Oracle, logical design and stored procedures).
• Front-end Web Technologies (HTML, Javascript, XML, XSL)
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team of engineers
• Deep experience building Distributed Large Scale Systems focused on highly available websites
• Proven ability to operate effectively at the senior level
• Exceptional motivator and technical leader
• Excellent oral and written communications skills

Additional Notes:
Candidate must be prepared to demonstrate skills by providing code samples or take tests to demonstrate ability to document your experience in significant prior projects.

VIP Overview
Vermont Information Processing is a software and services company that serves he beverage industry. Our software applications handle all business functions for a beverage distributor including inventory management, order processing, sales reporting and financial management. We offer a full benefits package that includes health, 401k, ESOP, profit sharing and on-site childcare. We are located just outside of Burlington, VT.

For more infromation or to submit your resume, contact Teresa Langston at Teresa.Langston@vtinfo.com or by phone 802-655-9400 ext. 2718 or cell phone at 802-498-7310.

Summary:
Betfair US currently seeks a Lead Software Engineer to focus their creativity and passion on our Web Platform. This position will have overall responsibility in delivering consumer-focused, highly scalable and high availability web products.

Through collaboration with Executives and our Architectural teams; our Lead will manage a small team of talented developers to take technical and design concepts into production through their creative vision…

Responsibilities:

• Create, deliver and maintain a very scalable system architecture to address a high availability internet site and varied sets of internal applications
• Work with the technology and product management leaders to develop and deliver the company strategy and vision
• Work with the senior engineers to provide clear leadership in technical design and architecture of Betfair US software systems
• Share knowledge with other members of the Software Engineering team
• Lead the development of white papers and other technical documents to effectively present Betfair's US technology
• Participate in reviewing and evaluating 3rd party technologies and vendors
• Work with patent attorneys to identify and file patents

Requirements:

• BS in CS, Preferred MSCS (or equivalent) and 5-8 years of hands-on software design and development experience or data and mathematical analysis
• Strong hands on skills in - PHP, RoR, Java, Flash, AMFPhP, memcached, memqueue, + at least one of LAMP stack environments
• Relational Databases and SQL ( MySQL, Oracle, logical design and stored procedures).
• Front-end Web Technologies (HTML, Javascript, XML, XSL, good understanding of HTTP protocol and some knowledge of development with varied mobile platforms
• Proven ability to lead and manage a small (3-5) team of engineers
• Deep experience building Distributed Large Scale Systems focused on highly available websites
• Proven ability to operate effectively at the senior level
• Exceptional motivator and technical leader
• Excellent oral and written communications skills

Additional Experience Desired:
Social & Web Gaming; Mobile Gaming, Virtual World Applications (UX, Currency, Transactions, Community, Micro-Payments, Start-up Exp)

Betfair US Overview
Located in San Francisco; Betfair US is a true start-up being developed from the ground up! We are an incubation team consisting of highly talented, passionate, and collaborative team members. We look to continue to build our team with the brightest and most creative individuals across all disciplines. This is a tremendous opportunity for those with an entrepreneurial mindset to help create the direction we take with our technology platform and product portfolio.

For more infromation or to submit your resume, contact Seth Dawson at SDawson@tvg.com or by phone 415-515-2654.

Summary:
We are searching for a talented PHP web developer who we can build the foundation of our "in-house" development team around as we are in the process of bringing our development in-house (all developers currently are off-site contractors). We want someone who has a keen interest in being part of a young, fast growing company and will have significant influence on the outcome of our applications. This person will also enjoy using the best machines and 2 huge monitors with a very comfortable chair. This will be a fun and rewarding opportunity with plenty of innovative projects and career growth to come.

3 Reasons Why You Will Love This Opportunity

• Uplifting Innovations has the sole purpose of creating and building innovative and first-of-their-kind web applications and online businesses that focus on uplifting and enhancing the lives of people across the world. We are a small company, but we are mighty on Vision, Creativity and the Ability to not only Recognize Needs, but also Fulfill them using ingenuity and cutting edge web processes. YOU CAN BE A VITAL PART OF THIS TEAM.
• A company with big dreams and even bigger foresight, Uplifting Innovations discovers issues that are causing pain in people's lives, and then we put our minds together to come up with an innovative solution that makes people say, "duh, why didn't I think of that!" We have a unique and innovative business model in that we are creating a live, online eco-system with tens of thousands of users that acts as a "proving ground" and traction generator for possible standalone web applications or other online businesses.
• Uplifting Innovations is being led by a successful "serial entrepreneur" with a history of building innovative web companies and has successfully sold two of them in the last 5 years. Most recently, Josh Hall was the founder of EnticeLabs, one of the most innovative and "game-changing" companies on the web (backers included Omniture, Inc. co-founders Josh James & John Pestana). With the help of an brilliant dev team, Josh revolutionized the online job sourcing industry with behaviorally targeted and dynamicly optimized job "Enticements", "Engagement Pages", and real-time job sourcing analytics. Having sold EnticeLabs, Josh wants to make an even bigger impact on the world! To do that, a mediocre dev team will not do; we need rockstars! Brilliant, innovative and creative. Plain and Simple. Do you want to get on a rocket ship to the top or would you rather work for "the man"? If you want the ride of a lifetime, jump on!

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Developer in building first class, innovative, large scale, highly trafficked web applications
• Use specifications and mock-ups to develop light, lean and highly scalable web applications
• Develop for both the front-end and back-end (until front-end & back-end roles are separated)
• Work with the project manager to define detailed estimates of dev schedule and timelines using the Agile Development methodology
• Help build the best development team around; the kind that makes tech magazines giddy!
• Write great code

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 3+ years experience developing PHP/MySQL web applications at an EXPERT level.
• Expert-level experience with XHTML, AJAX, CSS, JavaScript
• Experience with Linux/Apache/MySQL administration.
• Experience with Mootools, Smarty Templates, JSON and PHP 5
• Capable of rapid development of highly scalable apps and user interfaces
• Strong ability to write structured code followed up with clear documentation
• Strict adherence to web 2.0 standards and cross-platform compatibility
• Ability to write clean, light code (and then test your clean, light code)

RELATED SKILLS

• Obsession with new technologies and trends
• Self-driven, with a good approach to working efficiently and effectively
• Organized, detail-oriented and able to set (and meet) realistic deadlines
• True passion for creating clean, functional and well-designed sites

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Creative thinker who thrives on collaboration but can also work independently
• It is absolutely required that you can be self motivated and work under tight deadlines.
• Intense desire to build something successful from the ground-up
• You will be richly rewarded if you pay careful attention to detail to ensure all requirements & specifications are accounted for and developed accordingly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong desire to deliver projects on-time and to specification

DESIRED SKILLS, but NOT REQUIRED:

• Shell scripting, Mail Server Administration, VPS Server, Facebook API, Flex, and SocialEngine.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance bonus
• High-End and Powerful Equipment including 2-24 inch monitors and a Dual Quad-Core machine
• A SUPER comfortable chair
• Stock Options
• Make a name for yourself and leave your mark on the world

HOW TO APPLY
If you are excited about joining Uplifting Innovations and you feel like we'd be a good fit, please send us your resume and the following information to: DreamJobs *AT* UpliftingInnovations.com

• Include all applicable experience (Projects you worked on, what you did and for whom)
• Why you want to work for Uplifting Innovations
• What sets you apart from other web developers?
• Please provide 2 professional references (supervisor, team lead, etc. No friends or family)

Have a great day! We hope to hear from you soon!

I am searching for a PHP LAMP developer for NYC, and having a hard time finding talent in the area.

Lead PHP Programmer

We are looking for a motivated, team-oriented lead PHP programmer for our websites.

Job responsibilities include:

• Work hands-on to maintain existing websites, extend existing websites, and build new websites in our technology stack: PHP, mySQL, Apache, Linux
• Oversee and coordinate a team of site developers
• Provide guidance and leadership in implementing web technologies throughout the organization
• Serve as liaison between editorial, marketing and technical departments

Qualified candidates will have at least 5 years of PHP/mySQL web programming experience within a Linux environment. Experience with Symfony PHP framework is a big plus. Some experience with REST/SOAP/XML/JSON desirable.

For more information contact Jinny Porto at Jinny@jkporto.com

Company:

Our client, headquartered in the Southeast, is an online marketing services company that acquires new customers on behalf of brands in a variety of vertical markets, ranging from home and business services to education and automotive. Capabilities include lead generation, sales conversion, performance tracking and marketing channel optimization. Founded in 2000, the company has six offices and more than 500 employees.

Responsibilities:

Provide PHP programming and functionality for a wide variety of consumer related websites, intranets, extranets, and web-based applications.

Collaborate with business leaders to understand technology needs and requirements and lead a small team of developers.

Be challenged on a daily basis to solve problems in new and creative ways.

Design, evaluate, update, and maintain object oriented applications in PHP.

Share your opinions and insights with business leaders on a daily basis in order to affect rapid decision cycles and effective solutions to business requirements.

Translate vague business requirements into tangible and accurate technical requirements as well as anticipate future requirements within the design of new systems.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences or similar field.
• 5+ years of solid PHP and MySQL development.
• Strong working knowledge of HTML, DHTML/CSS and Javascript.
• The ability to translate business requirements into system design.
• Successful track record of working in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
• Exceptional debugging skills and the ability to easily and quickly read and modify existing code.
• Ability to effectively communicate with business leaders and marketing managers.
• Desire to take an active role in the success of the business unit.
• Genuine interest in our business and in creating technologies to enable its success.
• Sense of humor

Further information can be obtained by contacting:
Jeanne Boyce - Banis & Associates
at 815-468-0150 or jmboyce@sbcglobal.net

All inquiries are kept on a strictly confidential basis.

Who We Are
QuinStreet has become the leader in online, performance-based vertical marketing because we've consistently delivered the right leads at the right volume to thousands of industry-leading consumer and business brands since 1999. QuinStreet is headquartered in Foster City, CA, with satellite offices worldwide.

Our Culture
QuinStreet is a meritocracy, where recognition and advancement are based on performance. It is the ideal work environment for someone who is interested in personal growth as well as professional growth. Working here, you will be held to the highest standards of performance and encouraged to dissent when you see a better solution. We deal with each other honestly and non-hierarchically in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We celebrate each other's efforts and strive to create a casual, upbeat and supportive setting in which you can excel.

What We Offer
QuinStreet offers a competitive benefits package to all full-time employees including: competitive salary; medical, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; Flexible Spending Account; and generous paid time off (PTO) package. QuinStreet is an EEO employer.

QuinStreet offers a fun, casual, supportive, and high energy culture that rewards employees for their performance. If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we want to hear from you!

Job Description

The PHP Technical Lead will serve as a lead and manager for a multi-million dollar portfolio of web sites. An entrepreneurial mindset is essential for success in this fast growing team.

• Managing and prioritizing a project pipeline for a team of software engineers, QA engineers, and system administrators.
• The PHP Technical Lead will work closely with cross functional teams so he/she must have the ability to communicate and explain technical concepts to non-technical team members.
• Assisting in continuously analyzing, maintaining, and improving the development process.

Technical Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of 8 years hands-on software development experience in a broad range of technologies.
• Must be well versed in PHP, Java and ASP.Net.
• Strong and diverse knowledge of web development and infrastructure, e.g. HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, AJAX, PHP/JSP/ASP/CFM.
• Hands on experience with relational databases, e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL. Debugging SQL is also preferred.
• Advanced UNIX skills preferred.
• Solid understanding of 3 tier architectures including solid scalability fundamentals such as caching and load-balancing.
• Knowledge of search engine marketing and optimization (SEM and SEO).
• Must have experience in web project development cycle.
• Good business analytical skills combined with the ability to get things done.

General Requirements

• Must have experience with full life cycle projects.
• A high task load is expected. You should be able to manage and juggle multiple projects while exhibiting exemplary time management and task prioritization.
• Recent experience managing or leading a team.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong presentation, communication, and collaboration skills, enabling effective interaction and knowledge transfer to teammates
• Ability to work with minimal to no supervision.
• Positive attitude and professionalism in the workplace.
• BS/BA, or equivalent experience

For immediate consideration, please send resume to Leah Rodriguez, Recruiter at lrodriguez@quinstreet.com.

Job Description
This Position is a hands on technology position, that enables driven leaders with deep tech skills to take complete ownership of projects including their overall planning, execution and success. They lead a team of 5-15 engineers and manage all aspects of up to 2 projects including the technology, schedules, quality as well as recruitment and mentorship for their team members.

This is a hands-on position and the Tech Lead is expected to be actively involved in code execution and review.

Responsibilities

• Lead high energy dev teams to create complex internet applications
• Architect and deliver highly reliable, scalable, maintainable and operable large-scale internet applications
• Manage entire project lifecycle - design, documentation, coding, testing and deployment
• Lead cross functional teams to ensure project success including managing the user experience and product fit
• Research and adopt global best practices and technologies that aid in our end objectives
• Mentor team members, identify manpower requirements and coordinate recruitment and training processes

Requirements:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, of which 3+ years have been spent leading a team
• Experience in developing products in one or more of Java, C#, PHP, Ajax / Javascript and preferably a hands-on coder
• Proficient in PHP and SQL programming.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills in English
• Experience in building large scale globally distributed solutions
• Excellent grasp of Networking Concepts, OOPS, Application Design, Web Applications, Web 2.0

Concepts, RIA and Usability

• Excellent understanding of Data structures, Advanced RDBMS concepts etc
• Conceptual and functional knowledge in OLAP and BI would be helpful
• Excellent at architecting complex high availability solutions involving multi-threading, Async IO, horizontal partitioning, load balancing, globally distributed deployments etc
• Experience in Linux/Unix
• Strong knowledge and working experience with HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Excellent logical reasoning
• Experience in SOAP, XML-RPC or some Remoting / Distributed computing / SOA technologies
• Experience in using SCM tools like CVS, SVN etc and using issue-tracking tools like JIRA, Mantis etc
• Process oriented with a penchant for automation, analysis and processifying mundane tasks

Bonus points:

• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies (XP, Scrum, etc.)
• Active blogger
• Contribution to Open Source Projects
• Conversant in Klingon

About the Company
The company is a $300+ million group of businesses, creating Internet software for millions of global users. You will be part of teams that are responsible for architecting and developing large-scale, globally distributed software solutions. These projects involve myriad technologies, diverse platforms, networking concepts, complex algorithms and latest application paradigms such as Ajax, SOA etc and are deployed across hundreds of servers, process terabytes of traffic, and serve millions of users.

The Business Unit
This is one of the world's leading companies in the traffic monetization business. By revenue, it is the #1 fastest growing domains parking company worldwide for 2006 & 2007, and currently features amongst the world's Top 3 largest domain parking companies. By headcount, it is the #1 largest domains parking company worldwide.

The focus is on building mass market products in the internet advertising space. The applications rely on making split second intelligent decisions using large amount of data. Most of the databases are hundreds of Gigabytes and some over a Terabyte in size. Currently over 500+ CPUs and more than 500+ GBs of ram are used to run the network.

Contact:
Contact Sudip Sen for more information or to apply: sudip@shikshaplanet.com