Job Description
We are looking for a PHP Development Intern responsible for helping develop back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
This is a intern position with a possible full-time conversion.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Integration of user-facing elements.
- Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules.
- Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
- Integration of data storage solutions.
- Development of the site and pages per the development plan.
- Test the site/page for error. Get feedback from director and end users.
- Debug, finalize, and publish site/page online.
- Continuously update the software and alter functionality to improve visibility and user experience.
KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP.
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
- Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming.
- Understanding accessibility and security compliance is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions.
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
- Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds.
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
- Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git a plus.
- Working knowledge of a LAMP stack.
- Basic understanding of Linux commands.