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NYC - Full Stack Engineer w/ PHP Focus =========== Quick Intro =========== I've been consulting for a great organization for several years, and they're looking to bring someone on full-time. I'll continue to be involved to support, advise, and even do some work. Personally, I think this is a great opportunity for someone in the NYC area who's burned out on freelancing and wants a few years of solid pay + benefits, while helping others. If you're interested email tim at substr($myUserName, -1).com with an intro, resume, and the usual assortment of relevant links. ==================================== The Bullet-Point-Ridden Long Version ==================================== A well-funded, NYC non-profit is seeking a full-time junior-to-mid-level full-stack web applications developer to support several web applications. The ideal candidate has a solid skills and experience (>= 3 years) developing database-driven web applications, and is also capable on the client-side. Linux and AWS experience is a plus, but not required. This is an on-site position in a midtown office near Grand Central. You’ll be working directly with senior staff to maintain and extend several web-based apps (some public-facing, some internal). You will be the sole technical staff member, though you’ll collaborate with, and receive guidance and support from long-time external consultants who have been supporting this organization for several years (one of whom is responsible for this job posting). You’ll primarily iterating on existing platforms, but with the prospect of doing some greenfield development as well. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive environment. We currently use: * Modern PHP * MySQL * Redis * Memcached * AWS (EC2, RDS, ELB, R53, S3) * VPSes (debian) * Ruby/Rails (old: 2.3) for an internal-facing app. * Salt and Ansible (we'll be picking a winner soon) Requirements: * 3+ years experience developing database-driven web applications. * Significant experience with modern PHP. * A strong understanding of SQL and relational databases. * Competency with front-end technologies (HTML5, Javascript & CSS). * Some experience managing linux-based servers from the command line (basic bash scripting, cron configuration, package management, etc). * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Ability to collaborate with non-technical colleagues, in their language, manage their expectations, and provide working solutions. Extra points for: * Experience with AWS services. * Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Salt, Chef or Puppet * Experience writing and consuming web services, RESTful and otherwise.