Senior Full-Stack PHP Web Developer

Description UpTrending is looking for a Senior Full-Stack PHP Web Developer to grow with our team. Our design and engineering team is an upbeat crew of skilled digital craftspeople, located all around the world. You will be an essential team member, providing the technical heavy-lifting needed to transform client goals into effective web experiences. Who You Are You’re a pragmatic technical problem solver with a passion for web programming in all regards, whether that’s working with project teams to build cutting edge websites, mentoring less experienced developers, keeping app servers and APIs talking, or improving workflow to keep deployments smooth. You’re learning obsessed, and you possess the ability to adapt and nimbly apply your years of web development skills to bring success in any scenario. Who We Are UpTrending is a technologist-centric digital agency, originally founded in Silicon Valley to service the marketing needs of venture-backed B2B software startups. Our clients include SAAS products, big data, AI and data security companies. We are experts in the marketing of B2B technology businesses, with our core service offering of strategy, website design, development and marketing integrations. UpTrending has been a globally distributed team for our entire history. Though our HQ is now planted in Southern California, we have core team members across the globe from engineering to leadership. We are growing our expert team to support the increasingly complex needs of enterprise-scale clients, and incubating game-changing data products of our own. What You’ll Do As a Developer at UpTrending, you’ll be working as part of a passionate team to supercharge the business of intelligent technology brands and translate their message into polished elegance in any medium. Reporting to our Director of Technology, you’ll work with our Project Managers to act as the lead Full-Stack PHP developer, software architect and DevOps across several client accounts while mentoring others in our dev team along the way. You will also be expected to maintain well organized projects, clearly document technical processes, research emerging technologies and educate other developers in this knowledge. Requirements 8+ years of professional experience with Web Development, including Javascript 5+ years of experience developing with PHP, Wordpress and OOP Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal) Expertise in 2+ PHP applications or frameworks (e.g. Wordpress, Laravel, Symphony, Yii) Expertise in 2+ web application frameworks (e.g. React, Vue, Laravel, Django, Ruby on Rails) Demonstrated expertise in responsive HTML5, CSS, SASS, JavaScript and jQuery Experienced with Linux servers and DevOps (SSH, Gulp, npm, Apache, Nginx, Git, CI tools) Clear understanding of git branching, merging and rebasing; familiarity with git-flow Experienced with MySQL and one other database (e.g. Postgresql, MongoDB, MSSQL) Knowledgeable in mobile responsive CSS, and optimizing for different devices and browsers Knowledge of DNS, cloud servers, AWS, server performance and testing environments Experience with software integrations using custom Rest API clients Excellent analytical skills to innovate ideas with our team and troubleshoot PHP and server related issues for our clients Excellent written documentation BA/BS degree or higher, or a combination of education and applicable experience Reside within a 5-hour time difference of USA Pacific timezone, year-round An overall positive attitude, with a passion for coding and taking pride in your work A Big Plus Strong frontend development skills, or pixel-perfect CSS Expertise in React, Vue, or Angular Experience with front-end marketing requirements - including optimization, SEO, analytics, marketing automation and event tracking (e.g. Google Analytics Events, Google Tag Manager, Marketo, Hubspot, Salesforce) Have written Rest API clients and/or servers Security and data privacy knowledge Prior experience as a mentor or team lead, or as a client-facing dev Recent experience in a digital agency environment, working with a project manager Clean, organized code and DRY principles Familiarity with tech startups and online marketing technology Passionate about writing good tech documentation and enforcing process Knowledge of Jira, kanban, Agile and QA best practice Degree in computer science A passion for learning and keeping up with the latest technologies Unicorns Will Have Experience building re-usable Wordpress themes and extensive knowledge of Wordpress Experience maintaining high-availability, highly secure and/or enterprise systems Knowledgeable in serverless architecture and flat-file CMS systems Provided leadership or mentorship on distributed remote teams Deep knowledge of software design patterns and principles of good software Have built your own tooling or build tasks Worked for tech products AND agencies alike Slack power-user Able to work on-site at our HQ in Westlake Village, CA The Perks Remote OK Work alongside a positive, professional and ego-free team with a high bar for good work Competitive salary Flexible vacation policy Application Process Please send your resume and a casual cover letter letting us know who you are Provide any links to your website / portfolio Include a link to Github, LinkedIn, Twitter or other social profile Please be prepared to provide code samples during interview process We look forward to hearing from you! No phone calls or recruiters please.