Вакансія: Senior front-end developer (with PHP)

Position: Senior front-end developer (with PHP).
Employment Type: full-time, Monday-Friday.
Location: remote job position for now, with meetings in Ukraine once the security situation allows.
Reports to: Project Manager, Team Lead, Sector Lead.
Remuneration: fees are subject to negotiation and must not exceed established market rates.

At Alinea International we value equity, diversity and inclusivity in everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer opposed to all forms of discrimination. We actively seek and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds recognizing that an inclusive workforce enriches our organization and achieves smarter, more innovative results.

Alinea is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Given the nature of our work, candidates will be subjected to due diligence checks and to enhanced background checks as appropriate.

About Alinea International Ltd.:
Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies and communities to create lasting change. Over 35 years, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 515 projects worldwide. www.alineainternational.com

About the project:
In October 2019, Alinea International launched a new five-year project in Ukraine: Support Ukraine Reforms in Governance (SURGe). SURGe is a technical assistance project in Ukraine, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Alinea International Ltd.

SURGe’s Ultimate Outcome is to help the Government of Ukraine (GoU) to deliver governance and economic reforms that better respond to the needs of its citizens.

To achieve this, the Project will strategically enhance and strengthen the GoU’s reform management functions, namely its capacity to undertake planning and analysis of reforms that consider citizen impact and to implement these reforms.

Reform initiative and position summary:
SURGe provides technical assistance to multiple Ministries to:
– increase their capacity in the development of policies/reforms, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation using RBM IT Tool (ProjectUA) in accordance to Results-Based Management (RBM) methodology, which is already embedded into Ukraine’s legislation;
– implement a citizen-centric approach to policy development according to GBA+ methodology as stated in Ukraine’s legislation.

To achieve these objectives SURGe Project is developing a software to automate the abovementioned processes.

SURGe is looking for a Senior front-end developer (with PHP) who will be working with a Tech Lead and the team to help the development of software to automate processes of planning and implementation reforms. As a Senior front-end developer, the candidate will ensure the development software within the requirements and the time.

Key responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain responsive web applications using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Development of new project components.
• Develop clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Development of server and client parts.
• Development of data visualization solutions.
• Creation of interactive components.
• Support of existing functionality.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in existing code.
• Optimize website speed and performance.
• Ensure web applications are secure and scalable.
• Collaborate with the team to design, develop, and implement new features.

Academic qualifications and experience:
• 3+ years of proven experience with front-end frameworks (Vue.js, React, Angular or similar).
• Experience with PHP7+/8 (Yii2, Symfony or similar).
• Advanced experience in Javascript (inc. jQuery), Bootstrap, SASS, LESS.
• Strong skills in HTML and CSS Layout / Grids / Responsive Web Design.
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals (OOP, design patterns, DDD, SOLID).
• Deeply understanding REST architectural style, REST API design, JSON API, Swagger.
• Understanding of Web / Browser Security.
• Understanding of the UX / UI principles.
• Cross-Browser Testing, Unit Testing, Code Quality and Code Coverage Testing.
• Mobile Web Performance.
• Version Control (e.g., Git), CI/CD automation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in English to read technical documentation and reporting.
• Citizen of Ukraine.

As a plus:
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Understanding of web accessibility guidelines and best practices.
• Experience with back-end.
• Expected experience in MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Confident knowledge of Linux, Nginx, Docker.
• Oracle DB, MongoDB.
• Redis, Memcached.
• ElasticSearch.
• API integration.

The duration of the contract is 6 months with a possibility of extensions (subject of approval and implemented deliverables during a previous deployment).

For contracting (after the job offer is made), the selected candidate is expected to be registered as a Private Entrepreneur of the 3d group (consultancy services).

Interested applicants are asked to submit their cover letter and CV to [email protected] by March 16, 2023. Please, include the position title in your subject line and state your approximate salary expectations as a monthly rate in UAH or USD.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted; no telephone enquiries, please.

For more information about Alinea, please visit our website: www.alineainternational.com