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[Ivan Kedrin]

The following is a job opening for Senior PHP (LAMP) Developer in NYC.

A growing online Sports Social Network TAKKLE (www.takkle.com) is 
seeking a Senior PHP developer to help build and scale the next 
generation of TAKKLE website.

DESCRIPTION
- Reporting to CTO, a Senior LAMP developer is expected to help develop 
the next generation of online sports social network.
- Deliver projects on time, error-free, and meeting design criteria. 
Ensure system coding is thoroughly tested, providing reliable operation.
- Respond appropriately to clients, both internal and external. Ensure 
that expectations of managers and developers are met for all projects.
- Ensure that customer facing applications are fully available and 
implemented on schedule and that solutions are scalable, reliable, and 
effective.
- Work with other colleagues to maintain defined standards, develop 
improvements to standard techniques such as documenting code, using 
company established guidelines, and sharing knowledge. Work with 
managers and developers to deliver defect free projects on schedule.
- Maintain established turn around time for project completion and 
implementation; respond to emergencies (including off-hours emergencies) 
in a timely and professional manner.
- Produce reliable, scalable, and effective solutions that anticipate 
future growth.

REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years of PHP (PHP 5 OOP)
- 4+ years of MySQL
- 4+ years of Linux
- Working knowledge of Apache
- Solid understanding and experience with SDLC methodologies
- Solid understanding and working knowledge of HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, 
JavaScript
- Solid understanding of security issues that pertain to web development
- Experience with structured code libraries, frameworks, open source 
projects
- Experience with scaling in PHP & MySQL
- Solid understanding of caching & templating
- Solid understanding and working knowledge of Subversion and/or CVS
- Sound background in Computer Science
- Solid understanding of common design patterns
- Enthusiasm for coding

PLUSES
- MSSQL
- Interest in sports
- Experience with building social networks
- Experience with load balancing, clustering
- Caching experience at all levels of n-tier applications
- AJAX
- SEO
- Python, Ruby
- Flash/Action Scripting, Video streaming

LOCATION
New York City

This is an on-site (no telecommuting) contract to hire position.
Qualified candidates please email ivan at takkle.com with "Senior PHP 
(LAMP) Developer" in the subject line and the following:
1. PDF or text version of your resume
2. PHP code samples
3. Salary requirements

-- 
Ivan Kedrin
CTO
TAKKLE, Inc
http://takkle.com