Remote Junior

What's in it for you?

Are you a Junior/Mid Level PHP Developer wanting to continue your career, or work within a company that are working with cutting-edge technology and tearing up the market that they are currently in? You will get the opportunity to progress into a more Senior Developer role, alongside a talented lead developer and a more Junior Team. Full training programme in place, with walking evidence that it gets you to a strong level amongst the team- with the Lead Developer starting at the same company as a Junior Developer! Before you know it, you will be working with the latest cutting-edge technologies (they use Symfony), or if you've already used those, really shaping the future technology direction of a business alongside the rest of the team. Be the Developer that you truly know that you can be- all you need to have, is a basic proficiency, a great personality and a lil' sprinkle of patience.

The Role

In terms of projects that the team develop, you will work with a software development team who create innovative experiences using app and web technology. The company are currently working on a key core EdTech product. They and currently developing with the following tech stack: PHP, Symfony, HTML5, CSS3, VueJS. VueJS is something that you will learn!

Your day to day responsibilities will vary everyday, often splitting your time right down the middle - completing key developments and R&D time.. You will be a patient but persistent problem solver - with great attention to detail. You will be an excellent communicator and a proactive individual. You should demonstrate clear ambition, desire and passion for web development- you only need at least a basic proficiency for this role! You should want to keep up and be knowledgeable of the latest tech trends in web, mobile and social.

  • At least a years' industry experience in PHP / Object Orientated Programming.
  • MVC experience - Symfony or Laravel
  • Experience with Web Technologies - HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
  • Any experience with a JavaScript famework will get you brownie points! You will learn VueJS
  • Knowledge of SQL/MySQL
  • Excellent attention to detail and patience in finding bugs
  • A hard-working and reliable attitude
The Company

Part of the reason for the innovative and succeeding ways of this company is partly down to where they come from. They celebrate difference and everyone is from a unique and different background- some from different cultured and they all celebrate them in their own way. Contrasting backgrounds always bring fresh and new ideas and they are a lovable bunch that get on well, know that you spend most of your life at work and it is important to have FUN. They offer a collaborative work environment but dynamic and fast paced too- you'll never get bored here. They offer their team real flexibility in the way that they work from flexible start and finish times and remote working options. What's particularly unique about this company is the training that you will receive - not many companies can say that their developers are fully mentored by their Senior Developers! You will get the opportunity to learn, succeed and become a talented developer that is up to speed with the latest technologies and trends. There is a clear plan for both those wanting to progress and those that want to be more involved with the wider business, making it a role where you can play a key part in everything and not just be 'another developer'.

A unique opportunity where you will be valued, no doubt excel and be considered as part of the family.

Please feel free to get in touch at kelly.morgans@oscar-tech.com for more information about this position.

Junior/Mid Level Developer (PHP, Laravel/Symfony, MySQL, Docker, AWS, Vue/React) - REMOTE - 45K - Extensive Benefits: Regular Pay Reviews, Training Days, Flexible Working Hours, Remote working options!

Oscar Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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