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Senior PHP Ecommerce Software Developer
at Popcap
Seattle, WA
PopCap Games is looking for a Senior PHP Ecommerce Software Developer passionate about creating clean, elegant software solutions using iterative and incremental development techniques, from feature inception through deployment, primarily focusing on ecommerce services for www.popcap.com and many other PopCap properties.
Responsibilities:
Working collaboratively to understand and improve shopping / cart features
Developing and advancing site commerce systems including:
Ecommerce / Shopping Cart
Vendor / supply chain middleware
Email marketing
Game trial (“wrapper”) commerce and DRM systems
Shopping analytics
Advanced merchandising (cart abandonment, conversion A/B testing and more)
Localization / RegionalizatioN
Updating and improving our deployment and monitoring tools
Working closely with online operations to improve uptime, scalability, and robustness of the cart
Required Skills/Personal Requirements:
2 or more years of Magento PHP ecommerce enterprise platform highly desired
5 or more years of direct ecommerce related experience
7 or more years of software development experience
Understanding of several Object Oriented languages with deeper experience in at least PHP
5 years PHP experience required
3 years JavaScript / jQuery experience required
Experience with SQL database such as MySQL or Microsoft’s SQL Server a plus
Analytics (Omniure or similar) integration and automation a plus
A demonstrated passion for improving your craft
Business results focused and motivated
Commitment to team work and optimizing the work of the team
Education and/or Certifications:
BS in Computer Science/Physics and/or related field or equivalent experience
PopCap Games (www.popcap.com) is the worldwide leader in casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106 and are available anytime, anywhere. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than 500 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, and Shanghai. Its games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled, has sold more than 50 million units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap’s games are played on the Web, social platforms, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod, iPhone, iPad and more), popular game consoles (such as Xbox and DS), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap has been one of the most innovative companies in the video game industry since its inception a decade ago. Pioneering new game mechanics, sales models, and platforms ranging from mobile devices to online and location-based games of chance, PopCap is the only video game provider in the world with leading market share across the entire spectrum.