Job Description
Salary 25,000 - 40,000 GBP per year
Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
Requirements:
- Minimum Application Requirement:
1st class or 2:1 Computing degree or equivalent
Placement year programing in PHP plus summer holiday PHP programming projects or a minimum of 1 years' full-time relevant industry experience using PHP ('OOP' or PHP7+) since completing your degree.
Experience working with Git/GitLab, an MVC framework such as CodeIgniter, the bootstrap framework, significant experience with SQL.
Good level of English Language.
Responsibilities:
- Are you an enthusiastic PHP web developer ready to move on to your next role? This is an exciting opportunity to be a programmer in a small team working directly with the business decision maker across a range of projects, supporting an interesting business. We have a motivated team who are very grateful when our problems are solved and our new ideas are implemented. You will find the work varied, challenging and rewarding - and always appreciated by the rest of the team! Tasks include the occasional large project, multiple mini-projects, adding new features to existing systems, and fixing bugs that have come to light.
You will be one of two or three coders working under the direction of the Commissioning Editor and Head of Business Support.
Most of our internal and external sites are written in PHP OOP, some using the CodeIgniter MVC framework and some making use of React and GraphQL. We use GitLab. We have a number of websites, mostly run on Linux in Docker containers. We have some legacy code, mostly in PHP, a little in ASP, run on a Windows server, which is gradually being rewritten into our new systems.
We are looking for a dependable PHP developer, ideally with some experience, to write logical, well-commented code and to build on and improve existing systems. You will:
Create robust bespoke systems to increase efficiency in the business.
Create intuitive and fast user interfaces - for both internal staff and external customers.
Balance the feedback of users with the requirements of your manager, and manage your workload to ensure an appropriate balance between time, quality and budget.
You must also be willing to muck in with technical support although this isn't the main focus of the role.
We apply Agile principles including Mini-Scrums for organising Sprints and Kanban using a GitLab board.
Technologies:
- PHP
- SQL
- JavaScript
- Git
- Docker
More:
ZigZag Education is a renowned Bristol-based educational publisher created in 1998 by two experienced teachers to provide photocopiable resources that ease teacher workloads and improve student success. Since then, the business has expanded to offer everything from activity worksheets and practice papers to a new interactive eRevision platform.As a highly dynamic team of approximately 35 staff, we work in a friendly and professional environment. Our goal is to provide high-quality teaching materials throughout the lifecycle of each specification. Therefore, during your time at ZigZag Education you will be supported, motivated and challenged to reach the standards of excellence we expect from ourselves, and teachers and students expect from our resources.
It's not all about work though. Socialising is also high on our list of priorities! We do everything from paddleboarding and escape rooms to wine tastings and a big Christmas party - leading to a collaborative atmosphere and lasting friendships.