LAMP Stack Developer with AWS

Milestone Technologies - Burbank, CA

Full-time - Senior

Burbank, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Senior Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker and engaging communicator with a deep understanding of technology and its application in the enterprise organization. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing cutting-edge solutions that drive our clients' success. The Senior Software Engineer works with project constituents to establish project scope, design system architecture, development and deployment strategies and processes. This role will also interface between third-party vendors and other service delivery groups within Enterprise Technology. The Senior Software Engineer must have the ability to connect with and influence a wide variety of project constituents including both technical and non-technical resources.

Responsibilities

• Execute upon requirements for web applications and digital media properties built primarily on the LAMP and WordPress tech stacks
• Collaborate with a wide array of Product and Project Managers, business stakeholders, and creative teams to understand business objectives and develop comprehensive technical solutions
• Design and architect scalable, high-performance systems and applications tailored to unique and individual client needs
• Lead the end-to-end solution delivery process, from initial concept through implementation, ensuring alignment with client goals and industry best practices
• Fully engage in hands on software development
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and tools to enhance our service offerings and maintain a competitive edge
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Ensure compliance with data security and privacy regulations, implementing robust measures to protect client information
• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, effectively communicating complex concepts in a clear and concise manner
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, advancements, and best practices to inform strategic decision-making

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in an IT related field
• 10+ years team-based development
• 10+ years hands-on CMS development including expertise in WordPress
• 10+ years hands-on development experience with server-side PHP and/or equivalent frameworks
• 10+ years supporting web applications in AWS
• 10+ years using development and deployment tools to develop LAMP-based enterprise or commercial software systems
• 10+ years client-side development: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, JSON, jQuery
• 7+ years formal development experience (Scrum, Waterfall, or XP)
• 5+ years compliance analysis and enforcement (Security/Open Source/etc)
• 5+ years architecting interdependent HA systems of applications in AWS Cloud
• LAMP Stack expertise, especially including WordPress and Laravel
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) suite of tools including RDS, CloudFront, ECS, Lambda
• Experience with AWS caching techniques
• Containerization tools such as Docker and AWS Elastic Container Service
• Authentication and Authorization tools, including SSO, OAuth, SAML
• Site performance strategy and testing methodologies/tools such as Blazemeter
• Site monitoring/alerting strategy, including tools such as PagerDuty, New Relic, Datadog, and AWS CloudWatch
• Proven track record of delivering highly available, scalable N-Tier solutions
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, and influencing skills
• Solid understanding of the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies such as Scrum, Waterfall, XP, etc.
• Strong facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization, including technical, non-technical, external and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project, departmental and enterprise related risks related to projects, resolve issues, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations and run productive meetings
• Must be able to adapt to rapidly shifting priorities in fast-paced environment
• Extraordinarily detail-oriented with excellent organization skills
• Previous work history includes experience in a complex, large technology company environment
• Comfortable learning and using a variety of processes and technical tools to get things done
• Experience working in load balanced environments
• Self-managing; self-starter with a high level of initiative; strong sense of ownership and urgency