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Senior PHP Web Programmer

Grinding Gear Games
permanent On-site
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Experience
Senior
Posted
Posted 7 days ago
Medium
Games + Interactive
Department
Technical Artist
Type
permanent
Skills Required
PHP Laminas Doctrine TypeScript CSS SASS SQL Nginx Linux Vue3 Redis API design
About the Role

We are Grinding Gear Games, creators of the award-winning dark fantasy Action RPG Path of Exile. We are seeking a Senior PHP Web Programmer to join our web development team in Auckland, New Zealand.

In this role you will provide end to end software development services across the full web development lifecycle, spanning design, planning, implementation, debugging, maintenance and code review.

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the ongoing development and modernisation of the Path of Exile websites along with front-facing features including the forums, trade website, microtransaction shop, and game-related features.
  • Build and maintain new features and tools that support our internal teams and improve the experience for our players.
  • Create, maintain, and improve APIs for the game client and servers to use for in-game features including moderation and administration of the game and user accounts.

Requirements:

  • 4-5+ years of commercial Web Programmer experience.
  • Experience with modern PHP MVC / ORM frameworks (preferably Laminas / Doctrine).
  • Front-end TypeScript and CSS / SASS experience.
  • Experience with live service products or games as a service
  • Familiarity with player facing web platforms (storefronts, community tools, account systems)
  • Experience with Linux and command-line tools
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience with Nginx

Experience with the following is a bonus:

  • API design
  • Payment Systems
  • Vue3
  • Redis
  • Path of Exile

Grinding Gear Games is the developer and publisher of Path of Exile, the award-winning online ARPG. Founded and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, the company was established in 2006 and released Path of Exile in 2013, winning GameSpot's PC Game of the Year Award that year. Since then, we have continued to evolve Path of Exile with over 45 expansions, eventually winning the 2020 BAFTA award for Best Evolving Game.

Path of Exile 2 is in full production and has been released in Early Access as of Q4 2024 - we're looking for world-class artists, animators and programmers to help us continue to develop it. Come be part of our story and join us at Grinding Gear Games

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About the Studio
Grinding Gear Games
Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
201-500 employees
Founded 2006
31 open roles
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