Lead Software Developer - PHP

Job Description: 
 This position is for Lead Software Developer in one of our key platform products.  Lead Software Developer creates complex technical architecture solutions to meet the needs of [Ei] OS platform products.  Focusing both on evolution product features and balanced architecture growth of the product platform,  Lead Software Developer works with Product Managers and VP of Software Engineering to help identify, prioritize and plan application development efforts. Knowledgeable about best practices, the Lead Software Developer will continuously collaborate with other technical leads to develop architecture and strategy. The Lead Software Developer will be instrumental in implementing the application strategy to new and existing platform applications; providing direction, motivation and inspiration to other members of the development team. As a subject matter expert in the application field, he/she resolves problems with existing applications, as well as analyzes and introduces new approaches. The Lead Software Developer coaches and is a mentor to the development staff keeping him/her-self updated on the technology trends and best practices providing support to the operation.

Requirements:
PHP:
 Extensive knowledge of PHP versions 5.X through current releases
 Specifics of OOP implementation for versions 5.6, 7.x
 Extensive practical experience of MVC architecture implementation
 Experience in proprietary solutions development without using available internet frameworks
 Experience in resource-conscious code writing.
 Understanding of PHP interpreter RAM management.
 Knowledge of HTTP/S and TCP/IP protocols.
 Working experience with WS/WSS protocol.
 Experience in creating object API over HTTP and TCP/IP protocols
 Ability to plan and implement system data and event logging
Databases:
 Solid experience in building projects based on MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
 Practical experience in database architecture planning
 Practical experience in using various table types and index types
 Understanding data integrity and database normalization
 Practical experience in developing Stored Routines
 Ability to work with large datasets and create aggregate calculations
Front-End Development:
 Experience in programming using native JavaScript
Linux:
 Extensive Debian/Ubuntu knowledge sufficient for the following tasks:
 - processor load analysis
 - network load analysis
 - investigation of system and TCP/IP server port processes
 - top-level analysis of system logs
 - top-level analysis of the file system condition and related troubleshooting
Coding and projects:
 Ability to review code of any difficulty and quality (written by yourself or others)
 Experience in working and migrating / re-writing with legacy code
 Ability to quickly find problems by analyzing system and proprietary logs
General requirements:
 Practical experience with projects based on client-server architecture
 Experience in teamwork for heterogeneous architecture projects
 Understanding product version control and product update cycles on multiple client hosts
 Code review experience
 General understanding of multi-stream solutions
Will be a plus:
 Experience working with video streams
 Experience with synchronizing media files between the hosts
 Experience with the development of MVC frameworks
 Experience creating TCP clients and servers using PHP
 Knowledge of Python