Web Developer Position (Junior or Senior) in London, ON

Digital Echidna is looking for a new team member to work as a part of our development team to design and execute web solutions. This team member can be junior or senior – we are really just looking for great candidates.

WHO WE ARE

Digital Echidna is a web development team with a track record of providing our clients with an exceptional experience both in our customer service and technical execution.

WHY WORK HERE

We offer a laid back, supportive work environment while working with great clients across Southwestern Ontario. We offer competitive wages, lots of holidays (minimum three weeks), a benefits plan, great workstations, sit/stand desk, fancy chairs, and the opportunity to be part of a great team. There are also opportunities to travel to conferences such as DrupalCon and DrupalCamps that are held worldwide. We operate on a 35-hour work week and don't make you work crazy long hours – except for the very rare occasion, I promise. You also get to work downtown in our loft studio at King/Talbot – people seem to really like it.

WARNING

You will talk and learn a lot about Drupal to the point that you might start to dream about it at night.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Position will focus on back end development using web related technologies;
• Develop, support, code, install, test, debug, and document scalable, high-availability websites, and web applications;
• Stay current on browser/platform capabilities and traditional design and engineering disciplines;
• Maintain and continually expand upon expert knowledge of multiple languages, frameworks, tools, devices, applications, mobile devices, and their capabilities; and
• Build new skills working on the Drupal CMS.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum two to three-year community college diploma or University Degree in Multimedia, Interactive Web Design and Development, Media Theory and Production, Computer Science, or Programmer/Analyst field(s); and
• Continual updating on related industry topics.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Advanced PHP and MySQL;
• Proficient in HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery, CSS, Git, Object-oriented programming, and MVC framework;
• Desire to learn and adapt to new applications and frameworks;
• Commitment to delivering high quality web project on time;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Rapidly identify and fix bugs; optimize performance in a constantly evolving live production environment; and
• Capable of working independently on individual project components and with team members to integrate these components into a complete applications.

BONUS SKILLS

• Advanced custom Drupal Module development (with MySQL database integration);
• Symfony/Codeigniter/Laravel framework;
• Automation testing;
• Continuous integration; 
• Making sites accessible (WCAG AA); and
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your LinkedIn profile page OR resume, relevant online accounts such as github, stackoverflow and any projects you may be particularly proud of to: [email protected]. No phone calls accepted.