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We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges.

In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients - including governmental agencies and private companies - throughout the United States and India.

We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career.

Our client, a top national retailer, is looking for a Full-Stack PHP Developer to work on web based Analytic and Monitoring tools. This project depends on jQuery and AngularJS for the front end and PHP and Laravel for the backend tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and ability to work in an Agile environment.

MUST HAVE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Strong experience as a PHP Developer
• Experience with JavaScript Application Developer
• Experience working with and creating web services
• Experience with MVC Architectural Patterns
• Understanding of Client / Server RESTful Communications
• Experience with Laravel framework
• Object Oriented Programming experience
• Continuous Integration experience
• Experience working in pair programming environment
• Experience with TDD and BDD development methodologies

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Understanding of Concurrent and Parallel programming concepts
• Experience with AngularJS
• Experience with WebSockets
• Cloud Concepts based on OpenStack, AWS, or other Cloud Providers
• Understanding of Concurrent and Parallel programing concepts
• Comfortable working in an Apple MacBook development environment
• Ability to offer ideas on technical direction
• Ability to contribute to overall direction of project

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Heads down developing in Paired Programming Environment.
• Collaboratively working with current PHP Developer.
• Attend Status update meetings.
• Work with infrastructure provisioning tools such as Chef and Vagrant.
• Quality Assurance of unit testing.

CLIENT REQUIRED QUESTIONS

Our client has required that all candidates provide written answers in your own words to the following question(s). To be considered for this role, you must complete the below code work and submit your answers.

Please include code sample of previous work.

Please complete the following prescreen scenario:

Code Scenario Requirements: Base Car Class + current speed (property) - default value 0 + accelerate (method) + drive (method) + brand (property) - default value 'unknown' + max speed (property) - default value 0 Camaro Car Class + Inherits Base Car + brand (property) - default value 'Chevy' + max speed (property) - default value 200 

Code Scenario: In this example we will create an instance of Camaro and tell it to drive, we will assume it's moving in a straight line and there are no other driving factors. The car will accelerate until it hits its max speed. It is required that drive will call accelerate. It is required accelerate will increment the current speed by 1. Once the Camaro reaches max speed it should stop accelerating and print that it hit the cars max speed. The execution of drive should then also stop.

Target Start Date: 11/23/2015

Target End Date: 2/1/2016 with potential for extension

Laravel as the only required framework.

GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DURATION: 3+ months

• The interview will be 15-30 minutes phone screen, followed by onsite/Skype interview.
• 60-90 min - on-site interview (Skype if needed for not local candidates)
  
• Testing: Will be required to code during the interview.