Job Description

About Us

Shiptheory is a leading SaaS ecommerce shipping management platform that helps retailers streamline their fulfilment process through innovative, time-saving and intelligent software, removing friction and human intervention wherever possible. At Shiptheory, automation is king. We work with incredible brands such as AU Vodka, Minirig, Wiper and True, Scrubdaddy and more.

We are continually looking for opportunities to grow our product and team. We have built Shiptheory without external funding by remaining lean, moving quickly, and working collaboratively with our users to build a platform that adds immediate value and solves problems.

Our Culture

We've got where we are now by staying closely aligned with our values, which focus on results and freedom. The Shiptheory team works in a democratic environment and has a direct and very real impact on thousands of customers' lives. We stay objective and logical by relying on data. We learn from our mistakes, capitalise on our strengths and are honest about our weaknesses.

About The Opportunity

Shiptheory is looking for a junior full-stack PHP developer to join our technical team in Bristol. As a developer at Shiptheory, you will touch all areas of our technology stack, including our core PHP/Linux/Apache-based application, our mission-critical Python messaging application and various development tools. Our database engine of choice is MySQL. You'll be exposed to traditional system Linux and modern cloud infrastructure practises.

Your scope will span fixing bugs, designing infrastructure and systems, building new features, maintaining our Linux based development and production servers, working with the wider team to add value to the Shiptheory platform and service and build and maintain scalable deployment pipelines.

You'll be expected to review code submitted by other members of the dev team with a critical eye and provide feedback where appropriate.

What You'll Need

You will need to be passionate about building PHP based web applications. You must also be able to write HTML, CSS and JavaScript at a basic level. You will also need to be able to adapt quickly and be open to learning new languages.

We're a small, bootstrapped team, you'll be the type of person that likes to get their hands dirty and doesn't have "that is not in my job description" in your vocabulary.

The following are beneficial, but in no way essential:

Exposure to other languages besides PHP, such as Python or NodeJS.

Experience with CakePHP (or another MVC based framework).

Experience with SOAP & RESTful APIs.

An understanding of ecommerce or experience working within ecommerce or shipping.

Linux or AWS exposure.

What You'll Get

An opportunity to cut your teeth as a developer in a growing startup with a proven track record in the e-commerce world. Autonomy and creative freedom (provided you can back up claims and ideas). Flexible working hours. 33 days of annual paid time off (25 days + bank holidays) Food, coffee, all the stuff you can't write on a job advert these days without someone taking offense.

How to Apply

In your application email, show us something you are proud of. Include a link or files for something you've built or any relevant profiles, such as Github, StackExchange, etc.

If you look like a good fit on paper, we'll schedule a short informal call where you can tell us more about yourself, ask us any questions you have and we will explain a little more about what we're trying to achieve and exactly what part you will be playing.

If everyone is happy after the call, we'll send you a test specification of a simple application we expect you to build. This is your opportunity to showcase your skill and creativity. We'll then invite you in for a technical conversation to discuss what you built, how you built it, and why you made the choices you did. This is another chance for you and us to ask any other questions.

Shiptheory is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,000.00-32,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

What is your favourite language and why?
Location:

Bristol BS1 (preferred)
Work Location: In person