Responsibilities

• Work with the Gorilla team on new Magento projects, from initial business development and discovery phases through implementation and deployment of the completed project.
• Install and configure the Magento e-commerce platform for new projects.
• Maintain and enhance existing Magento websites while adhering to accepted Magento best practices.
• Create custom Magento modules or other new functionality using object-oriented PHP and the Magento APIs.
• Configure and maintain Linux-based web servers optimized for the Magento platform.
• Work with Gorilla’s designers to implement custom skins and templates for the Magento front-end.
• Understand and effectively communicate Magento features and limitations with regard to design and development decisions on new projects.
• Help manage the design and development process, drive decisions, and coordinate efforts with fellow Gorillas.

Requirements

• Significant PHP experience, including experience building object-oriented websites in PHP and familiarity with popular MVC frameworks such as Zend Framework.
• Solid experience interacting with MySQL database systems through abstraction layer (in addition to the ability to write raw SQL queries).
• Solid experience using PHP to create and consume web services (SOAP, XML-RPC) and/or other experience implementing data integrations within the Magento platform.
• Experience using Linux to maintain and configure Apache/MySQL web servers.  Additional Linux command line skills also a plus.
• Front-end development experience with strong Javascript skills (including frameworks/libraries such as jQuery) as well as familiarity with accepted CSS and HTML design standards.
• Strong people and project management skills. Must be able to function as a project leader as well as an individual contributor.
• A keen interest in emerging technologies and how they might impact future design decisions and strategic directions.
• An appreciation for good design and exquisite typography in almost any context.

Preferred

• Previous experience working with the Magento e-commerce platform or OSC.
• Back of the hand knowledge of Magento best practices including extending existing functionality, creating custom modules, and working with the available APIs.
• Working experience with the eCommerce development process, and the ability to create solutions for common questions/concerns on this type of platform.
• Ability to come up with accurate development estimates based on high-level business and/or technical requirements.
• Understanding of common web analytics suites (Google Analytics, Omniture) and experience implementing these systems.
• Experience working with the SVN version control system.
• Comfortable researching and adopting new web technologies.
• Familiar with SEO / SEM best practices
• Back of the hand knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and standard business applications such as MS Office Suite, Powerpoint, etc.

Gorilla is a 15 year old web design/development agency specializing in ecommerce for multi-channel companies. We have a unique group in a client driven culture looking to expand our reach to exceed the expectations of our clients. This is a full time contract to hire position with great benefits including PPO health, dental, life, IRA with 3% match, HSA, Corporate Bonus, and caffeine.

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