Basics

Type: Independent Contractor
Schedule: Flex-Time (15-25 hours / week)
Education: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, or a similar field, or equivalent experience
Experience: 1-3 years or More
Location: Remote (within the European Union)

Motu Novu seeks to retain the services of a Junior PHP Developer capable of writing beautiful, fast PHP server-side code, to contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and support of applications used by the firm and/or its clients. The position is remote, but reserved for lawful residence of the European Union.

What You Do

  • Write clean, effective, fast, maintainable, PHP code.
  • Contribute to all phases of the development life-cycle, following industry best practices.
  • Maintain well-written, terse, useful documentation for existing and new applications.

What You Need: Technical

  • Good knowledge of the fundamentals of programming.
  • Good knowledge of PHP.
  • Knowledge of Symfony and jQuery.
  • Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git.
  • Familiarity with React, MySQL/MariaDB and/or PostgreSQL.

What You Need: Non-Technical

  • Confident and poised attitude in internal and external interactions.
  • Good oral and written communications skills.
  • Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
  • Legally authorized to work in the European Union (i.e. EU Citizen, permanent resident, or valid work visa).
  • English – European CEFR Level B2 or higher.
  • VAT setup as an independent contractor.

What You Get

  • Base Compensation: $25/hour to $40/hour, depending on qualifications and experience.
  • Benefits: Fully flexible schedule, discretionary yearly performance bonus (up to 25% of base yearly compensation).
  • Growth Opportunities: collaborate on the design, development, and maintenance of wide range of applications for a variety of clients and use cases; learn about new technologies, frameworks, and languages; optionally, occasional travel within Europe and/or to the USA; optionally, if desired, receive sponsorship for relocation to the USA (after at least 5 years of successful collaboration).