PHP developer [Back End]

• A chance to build a global product improving access for the world's greatest entrepreneurs;

• Work on exciting projects - building new tools or supporting VC4A collaborations with partner organizations like Startup Bootcamp, the World Bank or Amazon;
• Grow in a dynamic work environment with room for personal development and initiative;
• Flexible schedules and a flat organization;
• Competitive salaries and compensation plans;
• A learning experience that fits your career goals;
• A work environment supporting inspiring upcoming innovators across Africa and Latin America;
• The opportunity to be part of a dedicated global team;
• Opportunity to network with department leaders and other professionals in the field;
• Office location in the center of Amsterdam, Foosball, delivered lunches and a team that likes to have fun;
• Opportunity to work remotely;
• Be part of something thats making a difference!

At VC4A we're looking for an experienced PHP Developer to join our team.

Join VC4A in its efforts to build entirely new industries in the world's most exciting markets! Our international team is building a world-class service for world-class entrepreneurs and their startups - connecting capital and resources to new innovations, products, and services that have the potential to redefine society as we know it. Our data shows that the more opportunities we connect through VC4A the faster these companies can grow and scale their operations. New jobs and new opportunities in the world's fastest-growing markets that have an immediate and positive impact on people's lives.

As an experienced PHP Developer you are hands-on with the VC4A.com platform and are instrumental in determining what happens next with this beautiful project! Our only limitation is our imagination.

The PHP Developer will be involved in writing and improving code, and driving innovation to take the VC4A platform to the next level. The PHP Developer will apply creative problem solving skills to develop and maintain a high-volume social platform servicing an active and growing community.

• Pro-actively spot and fix issues;
• Review pull requests and give feedback;
• Help (re)define coding best-practises and implement them;
• Improving existing code;
• Ability to test code and report bugs, log support issues and/or possible improvements;
• Support fellow VC4A team members as needed;
• Assist in the growth and development of VC4A in any way.

As Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey says:

Africa and Emerging Markets, will define the future.

• WordPress MultiSite
• GraphQL + VueJS
• HA Stack using Memcached, AWS, CloudFlare
• CI via Jenkins & GitHub
• Development via Docker/Vagrant, Ansible & Git

• Excellent working knowledge of PHP;

• Experienced in writing clean and well-structured code;

• Experience with GraphQL is a plus;

• Experience with WordPress (MultiSite) is a big plus;

• Experience with E2E testing is a plus;

• Experience with ORM, Composer, Memcached, AWS, CloudFlare, Nginx, Ansible, Docker/Vagrant is a plus;

• Experience with VueJS and/or jQuery is a plus;

• Highly proficient/excellent knowledge of Git and related managed code workflows;

• Good creative problem-solving skills;

• Good communication skills (speaking, writing and code documentation).