PHP/CMS Developer at Viget in Falls Church, VA

Our PHP/CMS Developer will work independently or alongside industry-leading Front-End Developers to create rich and engaging content-driven products. As a PHP/CMS Developer, you are responsible for the configuration, architecture, custom development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of all PHP-based CMS sites developed by the Front-End Development team. You will frequently work with a Front-End Developer who is responsible for the visual and interactive layer of the site. PHP proficiency is a must and candidates should have experience working with third-party PHP-based CMS platforms and utilize modern PHP best practices, like dependency management with Composer. For the right person, we are open to US-based remote candidates. When we consider remote candidates, we're looking for mid- to senior-level developers who have experience with remote collaboration.

Our teams collaborate directly with clients that offer great variety, from major brands like ESPN and Dick’s Sporting Goods to world-changing nonprofits like WWF and WCS to emerging startups and tech leaders like Google. Viget == variety.

Our PHP/CMS Developers:

• Find joy in architecting CMS-driven sites from third-party platforms to unique, custom-developed solutions and getting under-the-hood to understand how these platforms work.
• Have knowledge of Craft, Wordpress, or other CMS platforms.
• Are comfortable extending WordPress, Craft, or other systems with custom development.
• Can work with our DevOps Director to handle server configuration, deployments, and setting up local development environments on Docker.
• Are experts in PHP and may have knowledge of other back-end languages, like Ruby on Rails.
• Embody our core values of integrity, work ethic, collaboration, creativity, and lifelong learning (especially important as we continually evaluate and embrace new technologies).
• Enjoy working with others in our collaborative environment that balances team-wide communication (e.g., daily standups, Slack discussions, code review), occasional pair programming sessions, and frequent blocks of focused, uninterrupted time for independent work.
• Speak and write well. Care about modern best practices, including code reviews, continuous integration and deployment, and iterative development.
• Value mentorship, learning, and sharing knowledge.
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