Php/Backend Developer for Games

TheBroth is an international company headquartered in San Francisco with its main production studio in Perth, WA. We develop Flash-based social games on Facebook and other social networks that are played by millions of users every day.

Company web site: http://www.thebroth.com

Are you an extremely agile, highly energetic problem solver with the sense of urgency to develop apps and features quickly?

If yes, join our growing Perth studio for your chance to have an immediate impact as part of a growing team making games that will engage and entertain millions of loyal and enthusiastic users.

We hope this description fits you:

Technically, you're an expert in PHP with strong MySQL experience. You're comfortable working in a LAMP environment and you have object-oriented design skills. You have a deep understanding of social network environments and you keep up with the latest developments within social network application platforms such as Facebook and OpenSocial. You've got experience working with Memcached and Linux system administration.

What you'll do:

• Develop compelling new features for our apps and games
• Build extensible architecture and frameworks for our apps and games
• Help design processes for more efficient content management, including staging and development environments
• Design tools to streamline and robustly deploy new systems
• Troubleshoot issues with web servers, database, security, network, and web technologies
• Create and enhance in-house tools to manage operations

Highly Desirable:

• Advanced skills in HTML, JS, CSS
• Experience with Redis
• Experience with Solaris

We're looking for smart, creative and talented people who know what it means to be part of a startup. People who are tenacious about achieving results and who thrive in dynamic, entrepreneurial cultures. But not people who take themselves too seriously - we're making games after all!

Please send your resume to jobs@thebroth.com and provide the following:

• A cover letter explaining why you want to work with us
• A link to your online portfolio or sites you worked on
• Your highest level of education
• When you're available to start
• A list of your top five skills
• Your favorite video game

We look forward to hearing from you. Don't hesitate, contact us now!

David Tapper, Director
TheBroth Pty Ltd
jobs@thebroth.com
08 9421 1428