Junior Web Developer (PHP)

  • Full-time

Company Description

At Pixieset, our vision is to become the household name for photographers. We are a small growing team passionate about crafting a beautiful and simple end-to-end solution that meets the need of modern photographers. One in which the entirety of their working life is empowered and streamlined by Pixieset.

Job Description

We're looking for a Junior Web Developer (PHP) to assist with the development and growth of the Pixieset product. You will be working behind-the-scenes with other talented engineers to create a great product for over 200,000 professional photographers from around the world. As a Junior Web Developer (PHP), you will work along side our seasoned engineers to maintain and add new features on the Pixieset platform. You are responsible for writing bug-free, scalable code and shipping high quality software.


There are some perks working at Pixieset as well! Full-time Junior Web Developer enjoy the following:

  • Competitive salary in the $40-60k range
  • Extended health & dental benefits
  • Flexible vacation & paid time off
  • Unlimited coffee, tea and snacks
  • Beer Fridays
  • Fun team events

Qualifications

We are looking for junior developers who can pick up any technology quickly and is comfortable jumping into platforms and various code bases. You should be a hard-working individual who is hungry to learn and willing to handle all types of tasks from front end to backend. Ideally you:

  • Have a BSc/Diploma in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 1-2 years experience working on web applications
  • Some Experience with “modern” PHP, jQuery, HTML, CSS, MySQL, AWS, Grunt, Redis, Memcache, Git
  • Some Experience working with web frameworks like Yii, Laravel, Codeigniter etc.
  • Familiar with basic data structure and algorithms
  • Some Experience building custom web applications (beyond CMS platforms like Wordpress) for desktop and mobile

If any of this is new to you, it's ok. We are looking for quick learners! The ideal candidate is also highly self-motivated, has strong sense of product design and loves working with technology. If this sounds like the right fit and you are excited about working in a small and growing team, get in touch with us!

Additional Information

This position is located in Vancouver, BC Local candidates are preferred. Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered.