Sr PHP Developer
Allen, TX

Job Description

Sr PHO Developer

Location: Allen, TX

Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) is a leader in providing communications services to urban, suburban, and rural communities in 29 states. Frontier offers a variety of services to residential customers over its fiber-optic and copper networks, including video, high-speed internet, advanced voice, and Frontier Secure® digital protection solutions. Frontier's video offerings include Frontier FiOS® and Vantage TV by Frontier™ with 100 percent HD picture quality, Total Home DVR, instant channel change, enhanced search, Video on Demand, and much more. Business Edge™ offers communications solutions to small, medium, and enterprise businesses. More information about Frontier is available at www.frontier.com.

Primary duties will be developing a middleware RESTful API. The developer will be integrating with various backend systems and providing that data to multiple client applications.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

* Will update and create RESTful API endpoints for a middleware platform.
* Will integrate with backend systems that utilize SOAP and/or RESTful interfaces
* Will integrate with 3rd party systems
* Will assist in troubleshooting software defects as needed.
* Will create and update documentation to reflect the API request and response contracts
* Will provide in code documentation as code is written.
* Will create and update unit and functional tests to facilitate a continuous integration strategy
* Will work closely with the client development teams to obtain requirements for updating or creating new API endpoints.
* Will work closely with backend system operators and developers to know the limitations and expectations of those systems.
* Will perform code reviews
* Will set and enforce coding standards
* Will keep up with latest technologies and provide recommendations on development road map
* Will mentor junior developers and help them advance their skills

Qualifications:

* 5+ years of development experience with at least 2 of the following languages: PHP, C# .NET, Node.js
* 3+ years of API development experience
* Experience providing direction and leading a team of developers
* Strong experience working with SOAP and RESTful APIs
* Strong understanding of object-oriented programming
* Experience writing unit tests
* Experience using package managers (composer, npm, etc)
* Comfortable working with git source control

Preferred Skills:

* Experience working with Slim framework (PHP)
* Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express.js, Socket.io, Mean.js, and Hapi.js
* Experience working with databases (MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL)
* Experience with TDD (Test Driven Development).
* Experience working with the PHP Standards Recommendations (PSR)
* Experience with multiple development languages
* Experience with any of the following DRM:
* Widevine
* Fairplay
* PlayReady


* Ability to work on fast-paced, time-constrained development teams, with ability to multi-task well including priority management.