Job description
VERB is a digital marketing agency located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our global clients offer the opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s biggest destinations, resorts, and travel brands—and with our employee travel credit, it’s easy to experience them for yourself. We take a balanced approach to work/life and have fun at the office– or wherever we happen to be working from. We are passionate about exceeding expectations and we thrive on jobs other agencies might find too big, or too difficult, or too fast.
Sound good? Great, here’s who we’re looking for…
The Drupal Developer is a mentor to other developers. They guide and establish best practices while collaborating on the development of platform builds.
What You Will Do
Create and maintain web-based platforms
Create website layouts/user interfaces by using standard HTML/CSS practices
Build and integrate modules and third-party applications
Build API integrations
Accurately produce front-end components using creative mock-ups
Review code and merge requests for junior development team members
Work closely with project team to analyze and understand user needs to implement website content, design, performance, and capacity
Quote large scale projects/tasks
Identify and communicate opportunities for improving builds/processes to the team
Participate in regular project stand-ups and sprint reviews
Transfer knowledge and train team members
Act as an escalation point for the project team
Track projects and record time sheets using Jira
Collaborate in a team environment and take direction from leadership
5+ years of professional experience in web development
Demonstrated experience with Drupal, WordPress, or other CMS’s
Proven experience using LAMP-stack technologies
Must be familiar with modern PHP development practices and tools including, PHP 7, composer, and packagist
Experience creating custom components/modules/plug-ins to integrate with CMS-based websites
Experience creating cross-browser compatible and standards compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Must be comfortable using CLI
Strong fundamental knowledge of Git and related processes
Familiarity with web infrastructure technologies like SSL and DNS
Proven track record of handling all aspects of website builds
Must have the ability to communicate project/ task status updates, and any issues to internal and external stakeholders
Stays up to date with software development best practices
Self-directed troubleshooting abilities
Willingness to help the team grow and learn
Highly organized with the ability to function in a fast-paced business environment
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate in a team environment
Our benefits are anything but basic, with vacation time available on day one (not to mention an extra bonus week during the holidays), an annual travel credit (for non-work related travel), and free office snacks and drinks to keep you energized when you’re around.
In addition, we offer the following and are consistently looking for new ways to enhance the benefits we offer to our team:
- 80% premium share option for Group Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), with a health spending account to top up your claims
- A healthy living account
- Company matching RRSP program
- Top up for Parental/Pregnancy leave
- Remote and flexible work arrangements
- Transit and fitness discounts
- Recreational sports teams
- Learning and development opportunities with a multitude of resources
- Internal recognition programs
