Position:

Position Title: LAMP (PHP) Developer.
Position Type: Permanent or Contract.
Location: Toronto (King & Spadina), Ontario.

About Us:

49st.com is committed to being the most comprehensive and up-to-date event and venue portal on the Internet, catering to all age groups and lifestyles. We are passionate about technology and thrive on providing a dynamic and exciting user experience, and we are always looking for passionate people to join our company.

Our business is rapidly growing, and so is our development team. We are looking to hire an in-house LAMP (PHP) developer to support our growth!

About You:

We need sharp, hard-working developers who can implement features rapidly, are passionate about quality, and have a proven ability to build reliable systems.

We need independently-minded developers who are also interested in fostering a strong team identity, and who can bring creativity and discipline to bear in equal measure on the problem-solving opportunities and challenges our business will provide.

Ideal Candidate:

As a LAMP PHP Developer you are:

• A team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• A pioneer who enjoys coding
• Proactive and result-oriented
• Equipped with excellent interpersonal skills

Must Have (Required):

• 3+ years building high exposure websites using PHP (OOP)
• Experience working with SQL, RDBMS and MySQL
• Experience working with CSS, Javascript, Ajax and DHTML
• Experience developing cross-platform and cross-browser sites
• Strong knowledge of OOP design and principles
• Good working experience in a Linux environment, Subversion or CVS source control
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Nice To Have (Optional):

• Experience building websites with Drupal (writing modules and theming)
• Administrative experience with Linux (Redhat Distributions)
• Experience with SEO techniques and knowledge of search engine marketing, analytics and reporting
• Interest in the fields of local search, social networking, blogging and related technologies, recommendation systems, and data mining
• Experience with layout, and design abilities

This is a great opportunity to join a rapidly-growing company and to help develop a social networking platform!

Please email us your resume with the subject line: LAMP (PHP) Developer.

If you know someone who may be interested in this position, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them.

We thank you for your submission; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.