Senior PHP/MySQL Developer

Nigeria Entrepreneurs Forum is a private sector driven initiative which enjoys support from the public sector establishments. It is a platform for Nigerian business owners to interact, network and do business with each other for growth and strength; as Nigeria heads more towards a private sector driven economy.

Nigeria Entrepreneurs Forum promotes and propagates information that could enhance the competency, growth and profitability of member organizations as well as promote globalization of member enterprises through monthly business to business networking sessions, sponsorship and participation in foreign trade missions, conferences, seminars, workshops and exhibitions.
Established in 2010 NEF membership already stands at 200 and projected to reach 1000 enterprises representing various economic sectors by the end of 2011. Our management expertise, vision, membership services and benefits serves as the engine propelling our growth.

NEFAID is recruiting qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Position: Senior PHP/MySQL Developer

Job Description:

  NEFAID is in search of a talented PHP developer who is passionate about working with Zend Framework and leading open source CMS. The ideal candidate will work with a team, as well as independently. They will develop high performance, highly available industry oriented software.  This is an opportunity for a Jr PHP developer to grow with a talented team.

Requirements for the Developer: 

• 1-4 Years applicable work experience 
• Proficiency with PHP and MySQL 
• Experience with MVC frameworks: Zend Framework, CodeIgniter 
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) coding methodologies 
• Familiarity with LAMP or MAMP Server administration 
• Proficiency with JavaScript (jQuery), AJAX, and JSON 
• Good knowledge of CSS/XHTML 
• Must have good knowledge of Joomla!, Wordpress or Drupal extensions development. 
• Must be a team player
• College Degree or equivalent
• Professional attitude and appearance 
• Confident and creative team-player who takes initiative 
• Diligent work habits and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to train other working group or classes

Desired skills for the Developer: 

• Proficiency with database schema design 
• Experience with PHP Open Source projects: Joomla, WordPress and Drupal.
• SCRUM or Agile methodology knowledge 
• Familiarity with Social Network integration 
• Working knowledge of Git 

Location: Abuja, Nigeria.

Salary: ?150,000:00 —  ?240,000:00 (Monthly) + Other benefits

Skillset: Web