PHP Developer

The Brief

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com

The Business Specific brief

Skype is looking for passionate, team-oriented and self-motivated developers for our constantly expanding engineering team.

You will build cutting-edge highly scalable web applications for Skype's rapidly growing user-base and internal applications for Skype's internal support teams. You will work in a dynamic environment on highly visible products, participating in the defining, designing, implementing, documenting, testing, and releasing of Skype web-based applications.

You have an established background of delivering business critical web-based applications. You must be capable of designing and developing new functionality, as well as consistently supporting on-going maintenance releases. A good candidate should have a mix of technical muscle and business insight, and the ability to quickly learn new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing Skype's business critical web applications from frontend to backend
• Tasks include: creating technical design, programming, documenting, creating unit-tests, troubleshooting and fixing bugs
•  Work together with colleagues on code reviews, internal infrastructure, and process improvements

Candidate Profile

Pre-requisite Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Expertise/Experience

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar
• Knowledge of Internet/web technologies web browsers, XHTML, HTTP and JavaScript
• Strong knowledge about PHP, SQL and relational database structures/functions
• Experience working with UNIX/Linux environments, SSH/SCP and version control systems
• Experience implementing and supporting complex data-driven websites and payment systems
• Experience with PostgreSQL, PL/SQL, Java, Perl, Python, Templates and CASE (UML) is a plus
• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of the development team
• Excellent communicator and fluent in English

Requirements that apply to all developers

• Ability to work in a multi-tasking and agile development environment
• Good technical, analytical and communication skills
• Mindset to "deliver before deadlines", strive towards innovation and process improvements
• Quick learner

Values:

• User Focused & Humble
• Disruptive & Fun
• Fast & Decisive
• Respectful & Honest

Location: Tallinn/Tartu, Estonia or Prague, Czech Republic

We're Hiring: http://www.jobs.skype.com/

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