Jr. PHP Developer

FlipKey is hiring a Web Developer to support our growing engineering team and site.  FlipKey is the second largest vacation rental site in the world and we’re passionate about giving travelers choice beyond traditional hotels, and need you to help us scale efficiently and wow customers.

Our mission is to help travelers find and book the right vacation rental in a global marketplace that is safe and fun. We’re backed by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website and maintain a vibrant, startup-like team, operating out of a cool and growing office located in downtown Boston.

The Web Developer will join our existing core Web Development team and will handle an assortment of typical Web Development related duties.  This includes, but is not limited to, building web pages, carrying out complex backend software architectures, and optimizing SQL queries.

Requirements:

-          Minimum of 2 professional years of experience.

-          2+ years of Web Development experience using LAMP and/or comparable open source technologies.

-          Solid foundation of PHP, Python or equivalent web suitable language.

-          Experience with multiple MVC web frameworks.

-          Strong SQL, Unix scripting, Javascript, HTML, Apache, and CSS skills.

-          A deep appreciation for Open Source technologies and a passion for the Internet.

-          Good communication, writing, and teamwork abilities.

-          A desire to be a key part of building an industry leading service.

-          Extensive database experience, MySQL preferred.  NoSQL a plus.

-          More Pluses: A strong eye for design and/or graphic design capability, CakePHP experience, Python experience.

About FlipKey:

FlipKey™ is a leading vacation rental service featuring the world’s largest collection of verified vacation rental guest reviews. FlipKey currently features more than 130,000 vacation homes offering vacationers the unique advantages of more personal space, superior amenities and ideal locations throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and Europe.   FlipKey is majority owned by TripAdvisor, LLC and powers the vacation rental experience on TripAdvisor.com.

FlipKey offers competitive salaries and benefits, including attractive health/dental/vacation benefits.