Our client, a privately held software engineering company with offices on the 270 tech corridor and in San Francisco, has asked us to help them to find an exceptional Senior PHP Software Engineer to partner with Product Management, Product Marketing, and other engineers, to design and develop solutions for their Fortune 500 customers.

They are looking for someone with 3 - 5 years PHP experience. Knowledge of the PRADO framework would be a plus. Experience designing and implementing high-performance, scalable, distributed systems. These are backend systems, not web frontends. Knowledge of internet protocols, such as DSN, Whois etc

Qualifications:

• Must have experience programming in Java, Perl, PHP or all three (preferred, not required). Experience working with the PHP Prado Framework would be a big plus.
• Must be able to implement simple, lightweight clients for common Internet protocols
• Must have experience building multi-threaded applications
• Must be very comfortable with text processing (e.g., PCRE)
• Must have experience with SOAP
• Must have solid database programming experience (Experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL specifically is a plus.)
• Must have experience in developing with common Internet protocols (e.g. SMTP, HTTP, DNS, Whois, SSH)
• Must be comfortable developing for an Open Source, Linux-based environment
• Familiarity with PHP is a major plus
• Experience configuring and maintaining Postfix and Bind (a plus)

How To Apply:
To receive consideration for this role you must submit a resume ASAP. Local candidates who represent themselves only (no third parties, no staffing agencies, no relocation offered, etc.)

To apply, send your resume to email@staffmagnet.com

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We're in need for a full-time, deadline-driven PHP/MySQL developer who is familiar with open source technology, and has a good understanding of the Zend Framework. You must be an expert in PHP, CSS, and XHTML. You will be developing as well as maintaining various projects as needed for an online website built on a modified wordpress platform. A strong understanding of MVC and a strict adherence towards good programming is an absolute must.

You should be able to integrate a customer ticket/support system, affiliate system, and secure ordering system, as well as complete front-end customer interaction programs.

Position Requirements:

Qualifications:

• 4+ years experience building professional web applications
• Proficiency with PHP / MySQL and database architecture
• Zend Framework
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated
• Well organized

Valued Skills:

• Prior experience in the social networking industry
• Proficiency with HTML/XML/CSS architecture
• Project planning experience
• Excellent writing and communications skills

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision plan
• Retirement plan with profit share
• Project revenue share bonus

Send resume to Mickie Kennedy at zend@ereleases.com

A fast-growing web development company in downtown Frederick, MD is looking for a self-motivated web application developer to join the team and help take the company to the next level of growth. We are a customer-focused company, so we need talented people who have good communication skills and can work closely with our clients. We develop high quality custom web sites and web applications and take great pride in our work. Our primary development environment is the "LAMP" (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) platform, but we also work on Windows servers and ASP applications. We use the latest web application technologies such as AJAX.

Responsibilities:
We're still a small company, so each team member must be able to wear many hats, often at the same time. The primarily responsibility is to take web sites and web application projects through the complete life cycle, from initial requirements development and design through development and then on to customer support. Working closely with other team members to complete all aspects of a project to the customer's satisfaction is critical. The ideal candidate is a problem solver who can find and fix small problems before they can become large problems. The individual will be comfortable taking direction from other members of the team, but also be willing to take the ball and run with it on their own when needed. The position will involve constantly developing new projects, often several at a time, but also will be responsible for maintaining existing client web sites and applications.

Minimum Skills:

• Programming experience in HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, and JavaScript.
• Graphics editing in Photoshop
• Experience working on Linux and Windows servers
• Experience developing on Apache and IIS web servers
• Designing and Optimizing MySQL databases
• Problem Solving and Trouble-shooting
• Ability to work against very tight deadlines
• Ability to work on several projects at the same time
• Good verbal and written communication
• Analyzing project requirements to produce a solid application design
• Motivated to provide good customer service
• Web Application User Interface design
• Producing project schedule estimates that you are able to meet

Preferred Skills:

• Programming experience in ASP, XML, ColdFusion
• Graphic Design and Photo editing
• Proficient user of Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, basic knowledge of Flash is a plus
• Administering Linux and Windows servers
• Designing and Optimizing MS SQL and Access databases
• Experience developing e-commerce applications

Languages: Fluent in English

Education: Computer Science Degree - BS

Job Description:

• Looking for a true PHP expert that loves to hack code in several languages and has fun doing it.
• Design, develop, maintain and optimize secure and scalable multi-tier web applications.
• Strong knowledge of PHP, Perl, Javascript, UNIX shell, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML.
• Comfortable with both object oriented and procedural programming methodologies.
• Experience with PHP5 and MySQL5 preferable.
• Experience with C, C++, Java, Python, and other languages a plus.
• Knowledge installing, configuring and maintaining Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP packages.
• Strong knowledge of stored procedures, triggers, indexes, table normalization and database design.
• Familiarity with Zeus Web Server a big plus.
• Knowledge of AJAX development a plus.
• Comfortable hacking and compiling Linux software packages.
• Strong understanding of software development life-cycle and best practices.
• Proficiency in working and developing on Linux (any flavor – debian, redhat, ubuntu, slackware etc.

Requirements:

• BS/MS in CS/CE or significant work experience.
• Must be able to gather requirements, design, code and test independently as well as work jointly with the team.

Job Description:

• Looking for a true PHP expert that loves to hack code in several languages and has fun doing it.
• Design, develop, maintain and optimize secure and scalable multi-tier web applications.
• Strong knowledge of PHP, Perl, Javascript, UNIX shell, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML.
• Comfortable with both object oriented and procedural programming methodologies.
• Experience with PHP5 and MySQL5 preferable.
• Experience with C, C++, Java, Python, and other languages a plus.
• Knowledge installing, configuring and maintaining Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP packages.
• Strong knowledge of stored procedures, triggers, indexes, table normalization and database design.
• Familiarity with Zeus Web Server a big plus.
• Knowledge of AJAX development a plus.
• Comfortable hacking and compiling Linux software packages.
• Strong understanding of software development life-cycle and best practices.
• Proficiency in working and developing on Linux (any flavor – debian, redhat, ubuntu, slackware etc.

Requirements:

• BS/MS in CS/CE or significant work experience.
• Must be able to gather requirements, design, code and test independently as well as work jointly with the team.

Summary:
Yakabod, a web software and services company, is located in a beautifully restored facility in Frederick's historic district. We've experienced steady growth since starting in 2001. We've set our hearts on building a great company. Now we're looking for some great people to help fuel our growth. We need skilled web application developers to join our Application Factory team.

Responsibilities:
We're still small, so you'll do a bit of everything from integrating and supporting critical customer applications to creating new components in our core software products. Specifically, you can do many of the following with excellence:

• Lead, manage, and/or architect knowledge-based dynamic web applications
• Develop software using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, XML, AJAX and other web application environments (experience with J2EE or MS environments will be considered if you have demonstrated strong life cycle development and problem solving skills).
• Capture requirements, and then create use cases, specs, object-oriented design, user interfaces, and data models
• Execute disciplined development practices over a full life cycle
• Deploy, support, and maintain customer applications, including networks, Linux servers, development tools, and custom applications

Qualifications:
We'll expect you to reliably "get things done" – you're a self-motivated, entrepreneurial, problem solver who loves to build software that "works the way it ought to". You thrive as part of a team that's undertaking a bold adventure together. Most important, you resonate with our core values and culture. Experience in an early stage tech firm is desirable, but not required. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is desirable, but not required. If you don't have one, you must be willing to be submitted for clearance processing.

Summary:
Yakabod, a web software and services company, is located in a beautifully restored facility in Frederick's historic district. We've experienced steady growth since starting in 2001. We've set our hearts on building a great company. Now we're looking for some great people to help fuel our growth. We need skilled web application developers to join our Application Factory team.

Responsibilities:
We're still small, so you'll do a bit of everything from integrating and supporting critical customer applications to creating new components in our core software products. Specifically, you can do many of the following with excellence:

• Lead, manage, and/or architect knowledge-based dynamic web applications
• Develop software using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, XML, AJAX and other web application environments (experience with J2EE or MS environments will be considered if you have demonstrated strong life cycle development and problem solving skills).
• Capture requirements, and then create use cases, specs, object-oriented design, user interfaces, and data models
• Execute disciplined development practices over a full life cycle
• Deploy, support, and maintain customer applications, including networks, Linux servers, development tools, and custom applications

Qualifications:
We'll expect you to reliably "get things done" – you're a self-motivated, entrepreneurial, problem solver who loves to build software that "works the way it ought to". You thrive as part of a team that's undertaking a bold adventure together. Most important, you resonate with our core values and culture. Experience in an early stage tech firm is desirable, but not required. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is desirable, but not required. If you don't have one, you must be willing to be submitted for clearance processing.

Summary:
Yakabod, a web software and services company, is located in a beautifully restored facility in Frederick, Maryland's historic district. We've experienced steady growth since starting in 2001. We've set our hearts on building a great company. Now we're looking for some great people to help fuel our growth. We need skilled a Software Test Engineer to join our Application Factory team.

Responsibilities:
We'll expect you to have a combination of solid in-depth knowledge of QA, QA's goals, working with QA and non-QA groups, and extensive background in solid test coverage. You'll be responsible for providing Quality Assurance for the Yakabod KnowledgeWork application. This will include the creation of test suites and test harness for front and backend testing, API testing, automating UI test cases, defining test plans and test specifications, designing tools for automated performance testing, execution of test cases, and reporting product failures.

You'll work with development teams to ensure that a product is testable, that it is adequately unit tested, and that it can be automated even further in the test harness. You'll review design documents for adequate testing hooks, and implement mock objects and servers to help developers with their unit testing and to allow for testing of components individually. Following project milestones, you'll design, implement, document, and/or execute tests; evaluate and communicate results; develop API tests; and investigate product features (including ad hoc testing). You'll also work closely with developers in defect resolution and assist troubleshooting issues.

Qualifications:

Minimum skills:

• 5-6 years of overall IT experience
• 3+ years software quality assurance testing
• 3+ years experience with automated test tools and load testing packages (especially any PHP related testing tools i.e. PHPUnit)
• 2+ years creating and writing test plans and test scripts
• 2+ years web based testing
• Experience with XML and web services testing
• Experience with SQL and data retrieval from a relational database (i.e., MySql, Oracle)
• Strong UNIX background especially Linux
• Ability to work against extremely tight deadlines
• Experience in HTML, Java Script, DHTML

Preferred skills:

• Bachelors degree with emphasis on CS, CE and EE majors
• Familiarity with quality methodologies such as: CMM, ISO or IEEE.
• Familiarity with the Agile Development Framework
• Experience in PHP, PERL and shell scripting is a strong plus
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the QA role and all areas of application testing
• Detailed understanding of the entire development cycle
• Experience with defect tracking systems and other software life cycle management tools
• Knowledge of and ability to rapidly learn third party development/QA tools
• Capacity for attention to details
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Summary:
Yakabod, a web software and services company, is located in a beautifully restored facility in Frederick, Maryland's historic district. We've experienced steady growth since starting in 2001. We've set our hearts on building a great company. Now we're looking for some great people to help fuel our growth. We need skilled a Software Test Engineer to join our Application Factory team.

Responsibilities:
We'll expect you to have a combination of solid in-depth knowledge of QA, QA's goals, working with QA and non-QA groups, and extensive background in solid test coverage. You'll be responsible for providing Quality Assurance for the Yakabod KnowledgeWork application. This will include the creation of test suites and test harness for front and backend testing, API testing, automating UI test cases, defining test plans and test specifications, designing tools for automated performance testing, execution of test cases, and reporting product failures.

You'll work with development teams to ensure that a product is testable, that it is adequately unit tested, and that it can be automated even further in the test harness. You'll review design documents for adequate testing hooks, and implement mock objects and servers to help developers with their unit testing and to allow for testing of components individually. Following project milestones, you'll design, implement, document, and/or execute tests; evaluate and communicate results; develop API tests; and investigate product features (including ad hoc testing). You'll also work closely with developers in defect resolution and assist troubleshooting issues.

Qualifications:

Minimum skills:

• 5-6 years of overall IT experience
• 3+ years software quality assurance testing
• 3+ years experience with automated test tools and load testing packages (especially any PHP related testing tools i.e. PHPUnit)
• 2+ years creating and writing test plans and test scripts
• 2+ years web based testing
• Experience with XML and web services testing
• Experience with SQL and data retrieval from a relational database (i.e., MySql, Oracle)
• Strong UNIX background especially Linux
• Ability to work against extremely tight deadlines
• Experience in HTML, Java Script, DHTML

Preferred skills:

• Bachelors degree with emphasis on CS, CE and EE majors
• Familiarity with quality methodologies such as: CMM, ISO or IEEE.
• Familiarity with the Agile Development Framework
• Experience in PHP, PERL and shell scripting is a strong plus
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the QA role and all areas of application testing
• Detailed understanding of the entire development cycle
• Experience with defect tracking systems and other software life cycle management tools
• Knowledge of and ability to rapidly learn third party development/QA tools
• Capacity for attention to details
• Strong organizational and communication skills