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Experienced PHP MySQL LAMP Applications Developer
					
POSITION SUMMARY:  A New York City based Internet technology company is 
currently looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who 
wants to join a strong team of developers in a rapidly growing company, 
building one of the leading consumer websites in the Internet 
marketplace. The PHP/MySQL Applications Developer will be a part of our 
Applications Development team developing scalable, database-driven web 
applications for our production website in a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, 
PHP) environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for 
technical oversight of work in a development-engineering environment, 
leading the architectural design and development of the website. 
Developments include database-driven consumer applications incorporating 
secure Internet payments, database search, analysis and mining.

We offer competitive salary and a great work environment in midtown 
Manhattan, New York City.

If you are interested in applying, please send your resume, links to 
successful projects, and a code sample (100 or more lines showing your 
coding abilities and standards).

Keywords: php, mysql, rss, css, html, database, sql, java, web, linux, 
apache

	Experience/Skills/Requirements:
	
	The ideal candidate has 2-5 years experience developing with PHP 4-5 in 
a professional team environment using Object-Oriented Design principles. 
A strong understanding of XHTML, CSS, MySQL and JavaScript is also 
required. Experience with AJAX, JSON, RSS or other emerging technologies 
is a plus.
	
	The successful candidate will communicate well, be committed to 
delivering quality work on an aggressive schedule, and must be able to 
function independently as well as part of a team. Must document code 
faithfully and take good coding practices seriously.
	
This is a full-time, on-site position at our offices in New York, NY 
(Manhattan).

•	2-5 years of significant software industry experience with Internet 
database application development with PHP 4-5, MySQL, Oracle, and 
Microsoft SQL
•	Prefer 3+ years of hands on experience in at least two of the following:
o	Internet search engines and database applications
o	Internet marketplace and commerce
o	DB design & programming with MySQL
•	Strong stored procedures skills, troubleshooting and tuning database 
performance.
•	Experience in administering a large database a must.
•	Previous experience in system and customer requirements analyses is 
highly desirable.
•	Detail-oriented, and energetic personalities with a strong ability to 
work in a very fast paced team-oriented environment.
•	A degree in Computer Science or related engineering experience is 
required.

The candidate should also have:
•	Good project management skills including establishing and monitoring 
milestones and schedules, allocating resources for multiple programs, 
cost control, and risk mitigation.
•	Good interpersonal skills operating in a team environment.
•	Good mentoring skills. Ability to motivate, nurture, and grow talented 
software engineers.
•	Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
•	The candidate must be able to write and present project documentation 
such as feasibility reports, functional specifications, design 
specification and release notes.
•	Ability to research, absorb and communicate new technologies as 
required for specific projects at rapid pace.

Specific technical areas include:
•	MySQL, (MS SQL, and Oracle DB plus)
•	Linux, (Windows Server, SunOS plus)
•	PHP, C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Development Tools (Zend, Eclipse, 
Visual Studio, Macromedia, etc.)
•	Microsoft Office applications:  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
•	5 years software industry experience

Education:
M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical 
Engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
	
	To apply:
	To apply please provide a resume and cover letter including links to 
successful projects and summarize your participation. A code sample 
sufficiently long to show coding style and design methodology is also 
required.

email: careers at JPMglobal.com