1.8 million unique clients. Over 1 million users in Switzerland each month. Huge player in the media industry.

Are you a Senior PHP Developer looking to join a cross-functional team in an agile/scrum environment? Are you passionate about providing news and media for the younger generation? Are you looking for the chance to progress from a Senior PHP Developer into a Lead Architect?

Our client, a Swiss news platform with a massive market share, is looking for a Senior PHP Developer to join their unique team. They boast a dynamic work environment and open spaces to bring your own ideas and get your ideas implemented and discussed. They operate online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to bring news to young people in a way they can enjoy and have over 1 million unique users a month in Switzerland alone, with a further branch reaching out to the German market.

They are offering the opportunity for a Senior PHP Developer to join their dynamic environment and have the chance to grow into a Lead Architect for the team.

To be the right developer for this, you have:

• A senior level of experience in PHP programming
• Expert knowledge of MySQL
• Several years experience with web technologies such as ElasticSearch, Varnish, Nginx etc
• Experience working with Ansible/Python
• Experience in working in an agile team/scrum team (and enjoy it)

You are:

• Eager to take on more responsibilities and lead the team
• Proud of your code and strive for the highest quality in all you do
• A team player who wants to work in a cross-functional team
• Interested in the news and media industry
• Good with both German and English
• A Swiss or EU national

The role:

• Technical responsibility and further development of both the Swiss and German online platforms
• Further development of core components of their CMS
• Performing code reviews
• Technical planning and creating technical plans
• Taking part in strategic initiatives
• Being part of server maintenance and automation (Ansible/python)
• Working closely and collaborating with the entire cross-function team (UX/UI, PHP, JavaScript and System Engineers)

The company:

• 1.8 million unique clients
• Over 1 million unique users in Switzerland each month
• 5 years in the media industry
• Around 60 employees total, 8 in the development team
• News and entertainment providers - online 24/7
• Eager for collaboration and ideas from the team members

The perks:

• Technical freedom to create your own workspace
• Design freedom and room to bring your own ideas to the project
• Great team/team dynamic with skilled colleagues
• Strong corporate culture
• Dynamic and fast-paced environment - no chance of a dull day here!
• Flat hierarchies with short decision paths and inclusive atmosphere
• Coffee maker and organic vitamins within your reach whenever you need them
• Central Zurich location
• Friday beers (and plenty of good memories to go along with it)

If you meet the above requirements, please get in contact ASAP to discuss further.
email: laura.cannon@darwinrecruitment.com