Web Developer (Contract) for Firemint

*** THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER OPEN***

Firemint is a Melbourne-based game development studio best known for iPhone hits Flight Control and Real Racing (see www.firemint.com). We’re looking for an experienced web developer to work on our site. Initially work will be project-based, but there is the possibility of full time employment in the future if everyone is keen.

Who we’re looking for:

* Minimum 2 years experience with commercial projects.
* Excellent knowledge of PHP and MySQL.
* Confident working with 3rd party APIs.
* Good understanding of web standards.
* Very good all-round technical skills.
* Excellent written and spoken English
* Experience with Wordpress customisation and templates a bonus.
* An eye for design is a bonus but is not essential, as this is more of a programming role.
* Located anywhere but able to enter into a contract with us, an Australian company.

The initial project:

* Part of a “behind the scenes” admin system using PHP, MySQL and several APIs to automate tasks
* Existing functional specification document (although we’re always open to suggestions for improvements)
* We will ask shortlisted developers for a fixed-price quote based on the specification document.
* After we have paid you in full, we must own all rights to the work.

We welcome expressions of interest from individuals as well as companies, but no recruitment agencies please.

*** THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER OPEN***