Afrigator is hiring a PHP Developer

Afrigator, Africa’s largest social media aggregator and directory, and a subsidiary of MIH Internet Africa, has a vacancy for a PHP Developer to start 1 April 2009.

Main Purpose of the Job:

The successful candidate will assist the Technical Manager in all development processes including the development of new products and maintaining and supporting existing ones.

Job Outputs

• Fix Major & Minor Bugs for products in Production
• Develop Minor Enhancements for products in Production
• Obtain Technical Knowledge and research
• Perform Alpha Testing on new Developments
• Provide direct support to customers which may include fixing bugs
• Work unassisted
• Participate in compiling low-level Solution Design Document

Qualifications, Experience

• Real enthusiasm for Web technologies
• If you are self-taught, show us what you can do
• A diploma or degree in Computer Science or related qualification is an advantage
• Experience in MySQL administration
• Client side experience in HTML, CSS, Javascript etc
• Experience in XML related technologies (REST, WSE, XSD, etc)
• 2+ years development experience
• 1+ years working with open-source web and mobile application development

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and work well in teams (there is no “I” in Afrigator)

Email all CV’s with a cover note to justin@afrigator.com