POSITION
Stream is hiring an experienced PHP developer to work on open source
API clients, integration libraries, and example applications for our
scalable news and activity feed service. In this position you will be
primarily responsible for development of our PHP projects. This will
involve planning and structuring your development work, writing quality
well-tested code, and authoring project documentation. You'll have
support from and work together with our Developer Advocates to engage
and strengthen the developer community on a daily basis.
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
- A thorough understanding of the PHP language as well as the testing and tooling ecosystem (e.g. phpunit, Composer/Packagist)
- Experience applying Object Oriented Programming principles in PHP applications
- A track record of bringing projects built with PHP frameworks like Symfony, Laravel, Silex, and CodeIgniter into production
- Strong understanding of the HTTP, REST web service principles and web security
- Dedication to working in a collaborative team setting with Github, quality testing and documentation
BONUS POINTS
- Experience with PHP7 / Hack / HHVM and other languages/frameworks
such as Ruby/RoR, JavaScript/Node.js with React.js or Angular.js, CSS
(Less/Sass), HTML5 and related build tools (Gulp, Webpack etc.)
- Experience contributing to, or leading, open source projects and communities via Github.
- Building and/or maintaining PHP packages via Composer and Packagist
- Code quality and CI/CD tooling: Travis, Jenkins, Coveralls
- Cloud hosting for projects: AWS, Heroku
- Public speaking and writing skills also most welcome
LOCATION
Our Amsterdam office is located in the TQ tech space in the heart of
the city. It's a fantastic building with all the amenities you'd expect.
There's a cafe upstairs, a shared lunch area and a sports room with
table tennis and badminton.
ABOUT STREAM
Stream is a small, talented group of people who are passionate about
innovating on an incredible product. We care about each aspect of
product development, whether it’s design, data-science, development or
the monitoring on our servers.
- Our offices are located in the centers of Boulder and Amsterdam.
- Everyone on the team has a say in operations, from office locations to the employee benefits package.
- We are starting an exchange program where employees spend a week
in the sister office to get to know the whole team face-to-face.
- The team is highly technical and collaborative; which makes Stream a great place to learn and further your skills.
- You'll get to work on a hard problem that impacts millions of
users with a team of experienced developers and designers, who value
your work and expertise.
WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?
- This role is geared toward technical skill development and growth as an open-source contributor.
- You want to have an impact with your work: be part of the team and technology that powers feeds for over 50 million end users.
- You’re excited about joining an experienced team, learning new things and sharing your knowledge every single day.
- You are excited to be part of a fast growing VC funded startup.
