Medior or Senior PHP Developer (fulfilled)

KYOS job vacancy PHP Developer

PHP Developer (Medior / Senior level)

Although we do not have a vacancy currently, KYOS regularly looks for a PHP Developer. In case you wish to be kept on file, please feel free to send an unsolicited application (motivation letter and CV).

Please confirm that you are an EU- citizen, or eligible to work in the EU. And sorry, no agencies. 

We are looking for a PHP Developer (Medior / Senior – depending on experience) to work on our energy trading and risk management software. Are you that creative and hands-on person that loves to come up with new ideas on how to improve the way our software is displayed? Do you have a good eye for detail to make sure that the code you are writing is working perfectly? We wish to expand the team with someone that is eager to learn and continuously strives to improve his or her skills. If you are still enthusiastic, please read on!

About KYOS

Our software is based on web technology, combined with compiled components for specialized calculations. We provide it as a hosted service, but if needed we also install it locally for clients. Our customers are mostly large international companies, in the energy, chemicals or food industry. Our international team consists of 15 people, working on software development (mainly PHP), quant model development and IT support. This position is based in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

Tasks PHP Developer:

  • Defining new functionalities with our team of developers and consultants
  • Turning these requirements into front-end and back-end code using web standards and PHP
  • Writing unit and feature tests to safeguard the quality of our product
  • Creating code around the product: automating tasks, improving deployment procedures (dev-ops)
  • Code maintenance and bug fixing
  • Providing technical customer support

To give you a bit more of an idea of what you are going to do, let’s see what a typical day in the office looks like:
8.45 Start of the day: arrive and get a coffee/tea/water
10:00 Throw the ball around during our daily stand-up meeting. Where we discuss priorities and delegate tasks
10:10 Assist quant team member with customer query
10:25 Work on your currently assigned ticket
12:05 Discuss with colleague how best to approach a specific problem
12:30 Lunch with colleagues
13:15 Three amigos meeting about the next feature you will work on
14:00 Write unit tests for the code you wrote this morning
16:30 Fix a production bug

We expect that you are:

  • A PHP developer with at least 3 years (medior) or 6 years (senior) experience
  • Also familiar with Front and Back-End technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax, Vue, JQuery, MySql, XML, Json, Git version control, Scripting (bash)
  • Able to work with frameworks
  • Experienced in working with Python and Docker
  • Responsible and have a hands-on mentality
  • Able to think with a practical attitude: transform functional requirements into a robust and user-friendly system
  • A good communicator, both with colleagues and clients
  • Able to manage both a high level structure as well as writing detailed code
  • well versed in the English language (speaking Dutch is not a requirement)
  • Educated to bachelor’s or master’s degree level

We offer:

  • Competitive remuneration
  • A nice international team of colleagues to work with
  • Possibility to work part-time and/or a day per week at home
  • Pleasant office in the center of Haarlem, 5 minutes’ walk from the railway station

In your motivation letter, please tell us why you would like to work for KYOS, and what experience and skills you will bring along. You can send your application (CV and motivation letter) to: info@kyos.jp.

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