Mobile/iPhone/PC games company is seeking a Drupal/PHP Engineer in San Jose, CA!

Namco has an exceptional career opportunity for a PHP Engineer with Drupal specialization in San Jose, CA.

Our ideal candidate wil have Specialized Knowledge/Expertise Requirements:
• Must have at least 2 years experience programming with PHP and SQL.
• Must have at least 1 year of experience developing customized modules in a Drupal environment.
• Familiarity with multi-tier deployment procedures for Drupal.
• Must have an intimate understanding of database and network programming.
• Java programming ability recommended.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills.

Professional Attributes
• Must be responsible and accountable; enjoys collaborating and follows through on multiple complex projects.
• Good communicator who possesses strong written and oral communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and outgoing, excited about working at Namco Networks and possesses a positive attitude about the potential of this company.
• Supportive, not just within the division but also cross-functionally supportive, with a roll-up-your- sleeves attitude towards getting things done. Does not “pass the buck”, even if it is not within your job description.
• Able to listen to and implement constructive criticism.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented.
• Demonstrates excellent analytical skills.
• Thinks “out of the box” with ability to come up with creative solutions.
• Strong team player.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing modules to provide services and additional functionality using the Drupal CMS. The candidate must have experience programming client/server tools in PHP, be familiar with SQL database integration. Drupal experience is a must, thus the successful candidate will have significant experience programming in Drupal/PHP environment.

Responsibilities :
• Creating and maintaining server back-end scripts/tools using PHP, SQL and other programming languages.
• Evaluating and deploying Drupal modules with a solid understanding of the framework, coding best-practices, resources and community.
• Integrating back-end services with Drupal and PHP based front ends.
• Developing Drupal modules that integrate or layer on top of existing modules.
• Working with the production team to manage and customize internal productivity tools (bug tracking, content management, etc.).
• Creating other network scripts and tools to assist in product development.
• Experience in LAMP environment
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation.

Namco Networks America, Inc., a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc., is a worldwide leader in cutting-edge, digitally distributed casual entertainment including mobile, iPhone and casual PC games.

If you have the drive and the energy for this fun company, send me a note at kathleen.baylon@cdicorp.com!