WebFX
PHP Web Developer
About the job:
Full-time
WebFX is a proud Google Premier Partner with 5 offices in the US as well as an office in Guatemala and another in Cape Town, South Africa, where we are a registered employee as WebFX South Africa! We are continuing to expand worldwide and would love for you to be a part of that! In fact, we doubled in size in the past 5 years and are projecting to once again double in size and be a global, publicly traded tech company by the year 2030 – operating in every continent, servicing clients globally. We currently have talented team members across the globe (representing 18+ Countries) who work remotely full time and have done so for 10+ years.
No matter where you’re located, we’d love to have you join our mission of providing world-class digital marketing solutions to mid-size businesses on a global scale. We thrive on driving business growth for our clients and are looking for people who take pride in their marketing efforts and enjoy having fun at the same time. Sound like you? Great! Keep reading:
Why Choose WebFX
We’ve been named the #1 best place to work in our headquarter’s home state of Pennsylvania for 8 years in a row and offer the same culture and benefits to our global, remote team members. Along with a very competitive base pay, we offer company profit sharing, performance bonuses, On-going learning bonuses (yes, you get paid to learn!) and time zone differential pay. World class digital marketing training, long term career track, Health Insurance (including dental, vision, remote doctor, etc), and there’s seriously a ton of other benefits! To name just a few:
– If you’re located in one of our operating countries (Guatemala or South Africa), this is a Full-time (non-contract based) position. Either way, WebFX offers long term stability to all of our FXFamily members. In fact, many of our global/remote team members have been with WebFX for 9+ years and we’re hopeful you can be too!
– We put our people first, it’s as simple as that. You’re never on your own – when you run into inevitable challenges, we’re there to support you along the way!
– Long-lasting relationships with both clients and team members due to consistently low turnover rates that are simply unheard of in our industry, because again, we put our people first.
– Fully Remote or hybrid/in-office options if you prefer and are within commuting distance of one of our international locations (Antigua, Guatemala and Cape Town, South Africa). 🏡
– Fully equipped in-home office setup including computer, dual large monitors, headset, seriously fast internet, generator and more! 🖥️
– Be part of a rapidly growing company that at the same time only partners with clients who share our values🌱📈
– Unrestricted access to our dozens of proprietary softwares/platforms our internal R&D team has developed for our team’s exclusive use, in addition to access to the many 3rd party tools and softwares we utilize internally in order to WOW our clients. You can learn more about just some of our proprietary tools here!
– Merit-based promotional structure
– We have a very strong commitment to giving back globally – in fact, it’s one of our values here at WebFX. As a member of our FXFamily, you get to be a large part of that simply by achieving your goals – since 2014, we’ve committed to donating globally through our FXBuilds program. You can learn more about that here!
What You’ll Get
World-Class Training and Ongoing Career Development
– No matter your level of experience, our “Bootcamp” web marketing training program is provided for all new WebFX “family members” to learn, grow and develop in and out of the office with the hard skills necessary to be successful in their position.
– From training with our Award-Winning Sr Developers, Designers and Project Managers to access to countless industry leading online training resources/courses/tutorials to getting experience with nearly 1,500+ different clients with various platforms, digital services and in every industry you can think of (and then some), our training program is simply unrivaled!
– Training doesn’t stop after your initial training period, we offer career development training and monthly Lunch-and-Learns with our state-of-the-art training amenities to facilitate departmental trainings, industry-related updates, and more!
– FXLearns program – where you get incentives for taking advantage of our countless industry training resources
– After 1,500+ clients, we’ve been able to truly master our processes and procedures – you will be trained on all of those – no need to develop how to do things (unless you want to help us continually improve that process!) – because we refuse to ever stagnate, we are always pushing the envelope to make those processes 1% better too!
Opportunities for Growth
WebFX grew 250%+ over the past 3 years both locally and globally, and merit-based promotional opportunities are abundant if you’re meeting or exceeding position performance metrics. We believe in growing and promoting our internal team first and foremost. In fact, 95% of our promotions are internal! All team members have a very clearly defined progression path, so you know exactly what is expected of you so you can put your career in your own hands. And what’s more, you’re not expected to know it all – we believe in continually striving to be an expert in your subject matter of expertise – so while we will purposely challenge you to grow in SEO/PPC/Google Analytics, we are a full service agency that has experts in other departments that handle everything else – from link building, social media, web design and web development. So you can truly master your trade.
Working Hours
The core position hours will have 4 hours of overlap with our standard Monday through Friday – 8AM EST until 4PM EST/New York Time Zone in order to accommodate our clients’ schedules, with additional options to fulfill the full work week within your time zone (Depending on the hours you select, you will receive additional pay for overlapping our hours)
Who We’re Looking For
Desired Education
A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline is preferred.
General Knowledge
Strong knowledge of database design and troubleshooting
Strong understanding of software development life-cycle and best practices
Experience
Strong English (written and verbal). Resume must be in English to be considered.
PHP experience
Solid project-level experience with PHP / WordPress CMS utilizing Advanced Custom Fields (We do not work with page builders)
Solid project-level experience with at least one other open source CMS platform such as Magento, Shopify, Joomla, Drupal, etc.
Experience with web-based programming languages
Experience with cloud platforms (ie Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure)
Proficiency in a LAMP environment
OOP and procedural programming methodologies
Standard Compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Git Version control (or other version control software)
Package management and Task Runners (e.g. NPM, Yarn, Gulp, Grunt)
Browser testing abilities using built in developer tools
E-commerce solutions and is well-versed in e-commerce methodologies and best practices
Previous development firm/agency environment
Qualities
Passion for web development
Demonstrates ability to get things done
Commitment to delivering high-quality and defect-free projects to clients
Comfortable with both object-oriented and procedural programming methodologies
Capable of individual “deep work”
Ability to collaborate with a team to complete projects rapidly
Strong time management skills, can meet deadlines consistently
Takes direction well, but also able to make decisions and take initiative
Strong communication skills
Ability to work independently
Stays up-to-date on the latest web technologies
Professional, dependable, solid work ethic, detail-oriented, dedication to quality, self-motivated
Enjoys solving problems
Customer-centric mentality
What You’ll Do
Coordinate and participate in the programming, implementation, testing, and support of web-based projects using the LAMP solution stack of software
Program, develop and produce data-driven web applications, websites, and mobile apps using machine learning and the latest technology solutions and software
Consult with clients and the account team to ensure the use of effective Internet-based technologies for enterprise business applications
Debug and problem solve across a wide variety of open-source and mobile platforms
Percentage Breakdown
30-50% website maintenance and debugging
40-60% building new functionality
10% consulting with other team members
WebFX developers typically work on 60+ projects per year, so there is a high level of variety in work and two days are never the same!
Our web-based projects use a variety of frameworks selected on a per-project basis.
Compensation
Negotiable, based on experience
Working Hours
Asia (Philippines / Indonesia)
This position requires a minimum 4-hour overlap from 3:30 AM EST – 12:00 PM EST (New York Time Zone) Monday – Friday.
Africa / Europe (Ghana, UK, Ireland, Kenya, etc)
This position requires overlapping hours from 6:00 AM EST – 2:30 PM EST Monday – Friday. The 40 hours of work doesn’t include any lunch or breaks.
*** This excludes South Africa. South Africa has additional hours options.
North America & South America
This position requires overlapping hours from 8:00 AM EST – 4:30 PM EST Monday – Friday. The 40 hours of work doesn’t include any lunch or breaks.
Please submit resume or CV (in English) to be considered for this opportunity.
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