Fulltime Senior PHP/Front End Web Developer

We’re a venture-backed startup in San Francisco building a large-scale and high-volume consumer destination site (http://www.driverside.com). Our focus is in the automotive segment, doing some very new, innovative and disruptive things to change the way people connect with their cars. We’ve been live for a few months and are now staffing up to add more features/functionality to the site. Over the last 10 years, the founding team has successfully built compelling consumer services and had them acquired by companies like Microsoft and Intuit.

Position Details and Responsibilities:
We are seeking a highly experienced, expert level, Senior PHP Programmer to help design and personally code more features and functionality into our automotive web platform. Primary duties include planning, testing and implementing code. The ability to write great code quickly and accurately is a requirement. A passion for new web technologies, rapid build and release cycles and the startup environment are a must. Enthusiasm for cars is welcome as well but certainly not required.

Required Skills:
* 4-6 years of PHP programming
* 4-6 years of programming within a LAMP environment
* Javascript / AJAX / XML-RPC programming experience
* CSS proficiency
* 4+ years working within a Production Relational Database System (MySQL, Oracle or Postgres)
* Fluency in SQL
* Strong object-oriented programming skills

Required Experience:
* Ability to create secure, scalable, and efficient applications and develop for use in high-volume environments
* Working knowledge and experience with Subversion code repository
* Knowledge of Apache and mod_rewrite a plus
* Design and creation of relational database entities
* Ample experience with integrating javascript into complex UIs (PHP/AJAX)
* A good eye for cross-browser compatibility when implementing a user interface
* Experience and understanding of CSS
* Experience with the Zend IDE and tools a plus

This position is full-time in our San Francisco office. We’re open to contract-to-hire situations or standard W-2 full-time.
No telecommuting. No recruiters.

To apply, send your resume to: mailto:job-904439016@craigslist.org