Silverstripe / PHP Developer

Established 17 years ago, Somar Digital is a proven and trusted supplier agency for Not for Profits, Government Agencies, Crown entities and the Private Sector.

We have extensive experience and a huge passion for working with and for organisations that genuinely want to add value, support and help New Zealand communities. Clients such as Cancer Society NZ, Citizens Advice Bureau, Plunket NZ, Women’s Refuge, Save the Children and Metlink all choose to work with us because of our high care factor.

These are all high profile, high stake clients, where they rely on Somar Digital's unparalleled service to consistently deliver, maintain and support their website assets, providing seamless customer and digital experiences and best practice accessibility standards which are built around a mobile first approach.

As such, we are looking for a very special person to join our team as a Senior Developer.

Who are we looking for?

We’re seeking a very talented full stack Silverstripe / PHP Developer to join our hard-working Wellington team to deliver award-winning web development services. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead our dev teams and work with our clients - both new and existing, ensuring we're delivering quality outcomes for them.

What's important to us?

You're a natural leader and positive influencer of people, understanding the importance of collaboratively bringing people along the journey of professional growth and change.

You’ll have a great work ethic and a ‘go get em’ attitude, with the ability to roll your sleeves up and get things done. It goes without saying you're super smart but for us, your ability to confidently and comfortably communicate well with others is just as important.

You are able to think on your feet and find creative solutions. You’ll be accurate and driven but at the same time flexible and nimble. You show genuine care for the welfare of others, especially our clients and their customers whom we aim to wow and delight.

Skills and Experience :

• 3+ years of experience in software development
• 3+ years of experience of Silverstripe, Laravel or equivalent PHP framework
• 3+ years of experience with VueJS
• Experienced with unit testing, integration testing, functional testing
• Project management ability
• Excellent communication and presentation since you'll have to interact a lot with client
• Good team player
• 1+ year experience in AI integration
• Ability to conduct technical meeting with peers around new technologies, tools or practices

Key Responsibilities :

What's in it for you to come work with us here at Somar Digital?

You get to work with and for awesome clients who make massive meaningful improvements to our lives here in NZ. For example the re-launched Cancer Society website now supports sufferers through their cancer journey way more effectively than previously, ensuring key information is easy to access and find.

We've invested in a fabulous office that is decked out with our people's needs in mind

We are all looked after with amazing employee benefits including :

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