A new online startup located in Calabar, Cross River State is looking to recruit a highly skilled, dynamic and highly innovative young developer to work on an online publishing platform.

The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled young graduate developer (20 - 27 years). ONLY CANDIDATES RESIDENT IN CALABAR WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Core Skills:

1. PHP
2. CSS3
3. HTML5
4. JavaScript
5. JQuery
6. Java

Responsibilities:

  • Be involved in the development and maintenance of a platform for publishing digital content in Nigeria.
  • Utilize PHP and the LAMP suite of products to maintain, support and extend our Web 2.0 online web publishing platform.
  • Design and code new application features and functionality, writing APIs for extending functionality to 3rd parties.
  • Utilize knowledge about design patterns—MVC, ORM, and Factories, as well as understanding of front-end web technology including JavaScript, HTML, CSS and AJAX to bolster our online publishing platform.
  • Integrating and maintaining e-payment features on our online publishing platform.

Requirements:


  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related course
  • Experience in designing, developing and delivering engaging user experiences on web sites and portals
  • Strong experience and advanced knowledge of PHP, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, and JQuery. Other technologies such as Java, Python, CentOS, and Redis are all pluses
  • Must be able to gather requirements, design, code and test independently
  • Ability to develop, maintain and optimize secure and scalable multi-tier web applications in an agile environment.
  • Knowledge of DRM (digital rights management) is a plus
  • Knowledge of source control within a development team environment is a plus.
  • Good written and oral communication skills

How to Apply:

Interested applicants who meet the above job requirements should apply by sending an application letter and up-to-date CV to [email protected] within 1 week of this publication. The subject of the e-mail should be PHP/MYSQL Developer.