PHP Developer - Xigen Limited : Job Details

About Xigen

Xigen is an award-winning UK eCommerce agency with two decades of experience under its belt in creating high performance websites for a diverse client base of well-known global brands, multinational blue-chips, enterprise and SMB clients across multiple sectors.

Who we are

When it comes to us as individuals our moto, 'normal gets you nowhere', is particularly resonant. Our in-house, multi-functional teams are made up of creative and technical minds, people who love what they do and can apply their skill and work their craft with imagination and intuition.

Xigen people are a diverse bunch, whether it's channelling their inner nerd, showing off a flare for design or displaying high organisational skills, all working together in the creation, development and support of high-performance eCommerce websites that enable our clients' businesses to thrive.

Our work

The work we do varies quite a lot in type and scope. Here are just three examples to give you an idea:

• Optimising website performance, back and frontend, for clients such as media and entertainment motion capture specialist, Vicon, with conversion rate optimisation testing that has increased audience engagement.
• Helping niche retailers grow their eCommerce, as with Jacksons Art Supplies, creating new eCommerce capability and implementing design transformation which has seen a significant up-tick in their business
• Delivering major projects, such as a large-scale migration project for Epson Europe, including 15,000 pages being moved to their new website

Your responsibilities

As our PHP Developer will be dedicated to your craft and able to write code that you are proud of and will possess the ability to hit the ground running. Within your PHP Developer role, you will be a part of a full-stack development team that is responsible for all aspects of new and ongoing web development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching. The team works with a passion for best design and coding practices and has a real desire to develop new bold ideas.

A few of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Writing "clean", well-designed code using PHP
• Producing detailed specifications and documentation
• Troubleshooting, testing and maintaining core product software and databases to ensure strong optimisation and functionality
• Contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Following industry best practices
• Developing and deploying new features

Your profile

Some of the skills it is essential you’ve got:

• Proven software development experience in ground-up PHP
• Previous experience working Zend Framework
• Experience working on legacy PHP code and platforms
• A good knowledge of relational databases, including optimisation, particularly MySQL

It would also be great if you had:

• Experience working with JavaScript

What we offer

We are committed to creating a positive environment for all our people. You'll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you'll work in an environment where you are supported and developed. Here's a snapshot of the benefits:

Our commitment to inclusion

Please see point 7.

Wellbeing

We're not nosey, but we do care. We take mental health seriously. That's why we have trained mental health first-aiders on hand to listen and support anyone who needs to talk about how they feel, about work, in their lives more generally, or about anything that's causing worry or anxiety—we know the positive impact that talking about how we feel has on our mental wellbeing.

Interested? Here's what happens next:

Research - We want to ensure that you are confident Xigen is a good fit for you—visit our website, do a little research, find out who we are and what we do.

Apply - Send us your CV, a link to your LinkedIn profile, and where appropriate examples of your work—a polished portfolio or a doodle on a postcard are both fine.

Discuss - Next, we’ll have a chat over the phone to get to know each other and see if we’re a match.

Meet - Finally, you will have a formal face to face or virtual meeting with your potential manager, to get to know each other better and dive a little bit deeper into the role and your experience, followed by a straightforward assessment.

Feedback - We promise to let you know the outcome of your interview either way!

What are you waiting for? If you’d like the chance to join one of the UK’s fastest growing digital agencies, then hit apply and we’ll be in touch for a chat!