[UPHPU-jobs] PHP Guru needed for long-term pt contract at eSpeakers

[Dave Reed]

Utah PHP Users Group job announcement
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Company:
eSpeakers
telecommute to American Fork, UT

Contact:
Dave Reed
talent at espeakers.com

Position:
PHP Guru needed for long-term pt contract
Consultant

Description:
This is a part-time, long-term contract that works great for either a freelancer or someone with a W2 job that would like extra income.

LOCATION
You'll work from...wherever you want to. This is a remote (telecommuting) position.

WORK COMPOSITION
Mix of maintenance/support and new development.

SCHEDULE
You'll put in 5-10 hours per week on the maintenance/support side of things, and work on the new development projects at your own pace. You're required to attend to the maintenance/support items on a daily basis (M-F), but the timing is up to you.

COMMITMENT
We're interested in a long-term relationship with at least a 1 year contract.


IMPORTANT:
To separate you from the spammers, please write I AM REAL as the first line of your email when responding. We will delete all emails that do not start with this phrase, since many never read the requirements. Thank you for being one who does.



For consideration, submit to talent at espeakers.com:

- resume
- code samples (at least 1 PHP Class file, and 1 HTML+CSS presentation)
- list of a few recent projects, including URLs if appropriate


Required skills:
We're looking for the perfect talent who:

- dreams in PHP 5 objects
- is familiar with Apache
- can make a browser do anything with HTML + CSS
- can get around on a Linux command line
- can figure what users are _really_ trying to ask for and reduce it to an SQL query
- works well with other humans 
- does not need to be micromanaged (or managed)
- is unfailingly reliable
- enjoys amazing their co-workers with creative, bug-free code


Bonus points for:

- Java skills
- Adobe Flex (Flash Builder) skills
- iPhone SDK skills
- formal training in programming (college, tech school, etc)


Required experience:
At least 3 years of professional PHP experience.

Benefits:
You'll be compensated by a combination of monthly retainer for the maintenance/support time, and project bounties for completed projects. Hourly rate? That's up to you: your speed and quality will determine it. Our budget is for a part-time position, with the possibility of growing into full-time compensation down the road.