Careers

Web Developer - PHP

The Message Systems team is looking for a highly motivated Web Developer to help us design and build our product user interfaces. We currently have several positions available for varying levels of experience.

The successful candidate will be a technically proficient, self-starter with excellent communications skills.

Message Systems believes in a fun but focused development environment. We have flexible hours, outstanding benefits, and a world-class team. Our engineering group works in an open plan with a focus on collaboration, automation, and testing.

This position is based in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

The Web Developer will be responsible for UI and front-end development, applying their expertise to build a suite of leading messaging products.

The Web Developer must possess strong interpersonal skills and deep technical knowledge across a range of technologies including:

• Experience building and deploying high quality, highly reliable, scalable enterprise software products in a team environment
• Experience leading small teams of developers building sophisticated web applications
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Leadership skills with the ability to mentor other developers
• Must be as much at home coding as teaching others about best practices, testing, and building in quality
• Deep knowledge and experience with PHP and PHP frameworks such as Zend/CakePHP, etc.
• Experience with (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years experience building interactive web applications and user interfaces
• Knowledge of cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility including knowledge of and ability to solve common associated issues as well as investigate and troubleshoot complex inconsistencies
• Experience using JavaScript and AJAX libraries such as jQuery
• Experience with version control systems including Subversion
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Desirable Skills/Knowledge

• Experience with fast UI prototyping, rapid iterations, Agile web development methodologies
• Experience working in a LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySql/PHP) environment
• Experience with PostgreSQL

Send applications to jobs@messagesystems.com.