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Position Summary
This position is based in Cupertino, CA.
Company Background
Zend Technologies, the PHP company, is a pioneer and leader in the development and propagation of PHP-based solutions. Zend provides a complete solution to develop, test, deploy, maintain and protect PHP applications. Over 2,000 software engineers are certified Zend developers. Zend’s co-founders, Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans are key contributors to PHP and creators of the open source Zend Engine. Because of their internationally recognized authority, the company and its founders continue to play leadership roles in the PHP and open source communities, and are accountable for a central role in the explosive growth of PHP.
The company is headquartered in Cupertino, CA, maintains a development operation in Israel and has sales operations in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy.
Zend is looking for the best and brightest people to join a world class team. If you are great at what you do, want to work in a fun, dynamic, and challenging environment and have passion for working with leading edge technology and clients, Zend offers the entrepreneurial vigor of a startup, compelling product and services offerings and an established customer base.
We are seeking a highly skilled PHP Professional Services Software Consultant to join the Professional Services Team. Reporting to the Director of Professional Services this position offers the opportunity to work at various locations and provide consulting and guidance to customers, developers, consultants, and project managers.
The company offers an aggressive compensation package, including stock options and benefits for the right candidate.
Position Responsibilities
• Deliver tasks on customer consulting engagements (e.g., development of web application solutions,
architecture, performance & security reviews of PHP applications, high level expert PHP Consulting)
• Share knowledge of “Best Practices” in PHP and LAMP technologies to enterprise customers
• Understand customer technical and business requirements and scope work effort for engagements
• Install and configure Zend software products suite at customer sites
• Demonstrate Zend technologies during presales engagements
• Train, both onsite as well as in online training courses that Zend offers.
• Represent Zend as a speaker and/or author on PHP, LAMP and Zend topics
Professional Qualifications
• 3 – 5 years experience delivering consulting for technical customer engagements
• 3+ years experience developing PHP/LAMP solutions
• Advanced technical knowledge of PHP5, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, CSS, MySQL, AJAX
• Experience with Database Design and Optimization, Web 2.0, Unix, Apache and Linux required;
• Working knowledge of MVC, SOAP, SOA, and DOM
• Strong software architecture skills in both an object-oriented and procedural environment and a working
knowledge of design patterns
• Required is a demonstrable understanding of various operating systems and general networking
principles. Candidate must be familiar with OS-level tuning and troubleshooting for Linux and a good
understanding of Windows internals. Solaris or IBM i5 experience is beneficial, but not required.
• Version control system experience
• Strong system integration skills
• Must be willing to travel (50%+ travel)
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent academic experience
Personal Qualifications
• Ability to work in a team environment, meet tight deadlines and work on several projects simultaneously
• Excellent Interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Must be able to articulate advanced technical solutions and concepts to both business and technical
audiences
• Must be organized and able to commit and deliver to project plans and timelines
• High levels of drive, determination and enthusiasm
• Process Oriented.
Desirable
• An active member of the Open Source community and contributor to open source projects
• Experienced public speaker and technical author
To apply for positions in please submit your CV to kathleen@zend.com .
Zend Technologies, the PHP company, is a pioneer and leader in the development and propagation of PHP-based solutions. Zend provides a complete solution to develop, test, deploy, maintain and protect PHP applications. Over 2,000 software engineers are certified Zend developers. Zend’s co-founders, Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans are key contributors to PHP and creators of the open source Zend Engine. Because of their internationally recognized authority, the company and its founders continue to play leadership roles in the PHP and open source communities, and are accountable for a central role in the explosive growth of PHP.
The company is headquartered in Cupertino, CA, maintains a development operation in Israel and has sales operations in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy.
Zend is looking for the best and brightest people to join a world class team. If you are great at what you do, want to work in a fun, dynamic, and challenging environment and have passion for working with leading edge technology and clients, Zend offers the entrepreneurial vigor of a startup, compelling product and services offerings and an established customer base.
We are seeking a highly skilled PHP Professional Services Software Consultant to join the Professional Services Team. Reporting to the Director of Professional Services this position offers the opportunity to work at various locations and provide consulting and guidance to customers, developers, consultants, and project managers.
The company offers an aggressive compensation package, including stock options and benefits for the right candidate.
Position Responsibilities
• Deliver tasks on customer consulting engagements (e.g., development of web application solutions,
architecture, performance & security reviews of PHP applications, high level expert PHP Consulting)
• Share knowledge of “Best Practices” in PHP and LAMP technologies to enterprise customers
• Understand customer technical and business requirements and scope work effort for engagements
• Install and configure Zend software products suite at customer sites
• Demonstrate Zend technologies during presales engagements
• Train, both onsite as well as in online training courses that Zend offers.
• Represent Zend as a speaker and/or author on PHP, LAMP and Zend topics
Professional Qualifications
• 3 – 5 years experience delivering consulting for technical customer engagements
• 3+ years experience developing PHP/LAMP solutions
• Advanced technical knowledge of PHP5, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, CSS, MySQL, AJAX
• Experience with Database Design and Optimization, Web 2.0, Unix, Apache and Linux required;
• Working knowledge of MVC, SOAP, SOA, and DOM
• Strong software architecture skills in both an object-oriented and procedural environment and a working
knowledge of design patterns
• Required is a demonstrable understanding of various operating systems and general networking
principles. Candidate must be familiar with OS-level tuning and troubleshooting for Linux and a good
understanding of Windows internals. Solaris or IBM i5 experience is beneficial, but not required.
• Version control system experience
• Strong system integration skills
• Must be willing to travel (50%+ travel)
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent academic experience
Personal Qualifications
• Ability to work in a team environment, meet tight deadlines and work on several projects simultaneously
• Excellent Interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
• Must be able to articulate advanced technical solutions and concepts to both business and technical
audiences
• Must be organized and able to commit and deliver to project plans and timelines
• High levels of drive, determination and enthusiasm
• Process Oriented.
Desirable
• An active member of the Open Source community and contributor to open source projects
• Experienced public speaker and technical author
To apply for positions in please submit your CV to kathleen@zend.com .