Interactive Programmer/Developer — PHP

LeapFrog Interactive is a full-service, dynamic and growing interactive agency. For the past 2 years, LeapFrog Interactive has been ranked in the top 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the country by Inc. Magazine. We are responsible for the interactive marketing of our clients and their brands. We are thrilled to work with some of the most admired brands in the world. Team members are fanatical, cheeky, bold, irreverent, and always mischievous. Our goal is to hire the best people for the job because we want you to excel at what you do. We offer challenging and rewarding positions in a non-corporate environment. At LeapFrog everybody wins! Get to know our clients and who we are by visiting leapfroginteractive.com.

Overview:

This is a full-time web-development position in a fast-paced interactive agency environment. This person will be responsible for the on-time delivery of web-applications as well as providing accurate programming effort estimates and suggestions for advanced application implementations. This person’s time will be spent approximately 70% coding, 10% QA, 10% Documentation Writing, and 10% planning and consulting.

Required Capabilities:

• Two to three years work experience developing software for the web
• Experience with OOP and MVC methodologies
• The ability to easily learn new technologies/programming languages
• Experiencing creatively solving unique application problems on the web
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Prioritize and manage time
• Ability to accurately gauge and estimate time required to complete tasks
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver on time
• Ability to rely on team in times of need and contributing to assist others
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, customer service skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving, collaborative team environment.
• Develops, modifies, writes and implements user interface for small to large scale web sites and applications
• Desire to contribute special internal projects
• Troubleshoots issues with existing or developed systems, and works with the appropriate resources to resolve them
• Experience in development QA testing
• Documentation – Application/User Documentation, Technical Documentation
• Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis
• Ability to be proactive
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Skills:

• Expert HTML, DHTML, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Expert PHP
• Expert MySQL
• Working knowledge of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X operating systems
• Knowledge of Internet browsers, on various platforms including, Windows and Mac OS X
• Knowledge of Linux/Windows servers
• MS Office

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of version control systems (specifically SVN)
• Experience in working with Java, J2EE applications, and JSP (Struts)
• Knowledge of or experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience in working with IIS, Visual Studio .NET, ASP
• Experience working in C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, .NET Framework 2.x
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server

Work Characteristics:

Communication: Excellent oral and written skills are vital for success. This position requires interaction with clients and internal staff via conversations, phone calls, emails, and letters. Additionally, the ability to create superior technical documentation is paramount.

Organization: This person must be detail-oriented and extremely organized. This person must be able to properly prioritize their workload, accurately estimate their efforts, and know when to ask for help.

Environment: This person must thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving, collaborative agency environment. The person will work on many tasks throughout a week and must be able to mitigate distractions with minimal frustration. They must also work well with others be they clients or internal staff.

Motivation: This person must absolutely be a self-driven developer. They must possess the abilities to identify needs, seek guidance when necessary, take action, and solve problems within areas of responsibility with minimal oversight. They must always strive to deliver the best product possible, while keeping an eye out for ways to improve efficiency.

Goals: This person must take responsibility for their work through the point of completion. They must be thorough and deadline driven. They must care about their work as though it were there own.

Attitude: This person must have a positive and cheerful approach towards their teammates and all clients. This person will constantly be a reflection of the attitude and spirit of LeapFrog Interactive.

Professional: This person must be open to direction and critique while having a consistent internal desire to increase productivity for themselves and the team at large. They must not be afraid of evolution in process, technology, approaches to projects, or client goals. They must take personal responsibility for success of all projects within their area of responsibility.

Additional Information:

When applying, please provide samples of web apps/sites that you’ve built or other samples of work that would be beneficial in evaluating your candidacy.

LeapFrog Interactive is an equal opportunity employer that encourages and fosters diversity in the workplace. To be considered for this position, you must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without the need for a Visa or Green Card sponsorship.

Benefits:

• 13-days Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) initially
  • Each year increases 1 day to a maximum of 20 days or 4 weeks
• 5-day holiday break at Christmas (Christmas Day to New Year’s Day)
  • In addition to PTO days
• 5-paid holidays (2 days at Thanksgiving)
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance plans
  • Currently, we pay 60% of the premium of any plan – single, employee+spouse, family, etc.
• Flexible Spending Plans: Health and Childcare
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
  • Currently, we offer a Profit-sharing Distribution to all participants of the 401K plan
• Financial Planner through Wachovia is available to all employees at no cost
• Free training through our partner, New Horizons

Salary Information:

$45,000 - $50,000 depending on skill-set and experience