Senior Web Developer (Remote Work)

Position Description:

Digital Fennec is a leading software consultancy seeking creative and skilled developers to join our fast-growing team. Our mission is to design and develop technology that improves the lives of its users while providing an exceptionally high level of service to our clients.

We are looking for junior and experienced developers who want to be part of a fast-paced, dynamic environment, where everyone’s opinions and efforts are valued. We hire outstanding professionals and give them the opportunity to thrive in a collaborative atmosphere that values learning, growth, and hard work.

We are currently looking for Senior Web Developers (4+ Yrs) to help us build a best-in-class modern application for our international clients.

We are looking for a candidate who is comfortable tackling new and evolving challenges, and is eager to contribute to the technical decisions around our projects. We'll put you in a position to succeed and grow your skills - and you'll get plenty of opportunities to build interesting functionality and learn new things along the way.

Why you'll love working with us:

We utilize a modern tech stack that makes development dreamy – Laravel, Vue, static site generators, headless CMS, etc.

We are a small, laid-back, close-knit team that has the ability to work across the organization to support many different efforts, and has direct input on many decisions. You will never have a boring day.

We give our teammates all the support they need to excel, while giving them the freedom to work and dream independently (we don’t micromanage).

You will have endless opportunities to level-up your skills, gain experience, and have a meaningful impact on our digital presence.

Work-life balance. We are committed not only to your personal success, but your personal and family goals as well.

What You'll Do

● You’ll be developing functionality for our online properties, internal administration tools, and integrating with third-party systems

● You’ll have the chance to work on a variety of innovative projects, using the latest tools and techniques

● Work as part of a small team, which will include other developers, a project manager, a QA professional, and a designer.

● Complete two-week sprints and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily standups.

● Assist with building estimates.

● Interface with clients via Slack, Zoom, and email.

● Track your time throughout the day using Toggl.

● Work with modern tools including Jira, Slack, GitHub, Google Docs, etc.

● Be part of a community of developers that share knowledge and help each other as problems arise.

● Follow Digital Fennec's detailed development process.

Requirements

● You’re a developer with at least 4 years of experience with PHP, MySQL, and Laravel

● You’ve mastered the basics and advanced skills, and are looking to further develop your skills further

● Excellent communicator with a self-driven attitude.

● Strong knowledge of PHP (7) and OO programming concepts and patterns

● Strong Knowledge of JavaScript and experience with JS Frameworks (jQuery & Vue.js)

● Advanced understanding of HTML5, CSS

● Strong knowledge of working with version control systems and workflows (preferably Git)

● The idea of working within a successfulp in a fast-paced role excites you

● An eye for user behavior and design

● Experience with RESTful Services and API design

● Comfortable on the command line of Linux boxes (preferably Ubuntuu)

● Knowledge of test driven development (preferably PHPUnit)

● Experience with Digital Ocean Services.

● Experience with WordPress / Laravel

● Should be capable to manage a remote team of developers and to work individually.

Responsibilities

● Work with customers in gathering requirements.

● Participate in weekly status calls with customers to communicate project status.

● Work with the design team to coordinate any design related project tasks.

● Work with and mentor junior developers.

● Individually contribute as a developer on the projects assigned.

Being a Team Player

Our development teams usually consist of 1 - 3 developers, a project manager, a quality assurance professional, a designer, and a product owner. At Digital Fennec, software development is a team sport, and you will need to be a team player. The rest of your team members (and our clients) will be counting on you each and every day. So it will be important that you consistently do your best work, and help the team achieve its goals. If you’re more of a lone-wolf developer, or if you’re looking for a remote position that will allow you to work by yourself with little communication with your manager or team members, then this probably isn’t the right job for you.

Working Hours and Remote Work

Our team is distributed across Algeria, and we all work during normal local business hours. Everyone is expected to work 40 hours per week - we use Toggl to help track this - and we break our time entries down by client, project, and feature, which affords our clients a lot of visibility into what we’re working on and what we’re getting done. Another great advantage of tracking time in this way is that it allows us to pay overtime when our Fennecs work more than 40 hours per week. We often offer OT but rarely require it. For developers who choose to work OT, it can significantly increase earnings by 25% or more per year. Alternatively, we also offer “PTO banking” which allows you to bank your overtime hours as additional PTO.

For communication with team members, clients, etc. we use Slack, and there’s a lot of collaboration throughout the day within our Slack channels. We ask team members to be available in Slack throughout the day and be able to jump into a Zoom meeting on short notice to collaborate with team members and meet with managers. We find that face-to-face video meetings are more effective than phone calls, and we do a lot of them, so you’ll need a strong internet connection and a presentable work environment and be able to jump into video meetings throughout the day.

In terms of computers, we will ship you a professional laptop prior to your first day with the company. You will be responsible for providing a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. You will also need a desk in a quiet/private room to work from. We require that everyone use at least one

external monitor, and preferably two, with a minimum size of 21 inches. You won't be able to work from a laptop full time, as laptop screens aren't large enough to test responsiveness on large desktop screens, and we build our web apps to work across a large variety of screens sizes, including large screens.

Benefits

● Competitive Salary

● Overtime pay

● 100% remote work, now and post COVID.

● PTO banking

● Annual Performance Bonus

● Online Training Membership

● All standard government required benefits