Cruise Planners is the largest franchisor of home-based travel agencies across the country that independently book cruises, tour, and land vacations. Cruise Planners has achieved Top Producer status with virtually every cruise line, tour, and resort company. Cruise Planners has been named the No.1 Cruise Tour / Travel Agency by Entrepreneur Magazine for the past 10 years and recently featured in Entrepreneur as one of the top 30 franchise innovators in technology. Cruise Planners positions franchise owners for success by providing them with innovative marketing, booking and lead-generating tools as well as professional development and hands-on training with the industry’s top executives. Cruise Planners Home Office has won awards such as Coolest Offices and Top Places to Work in South Florida by Sun Sentinel and South Florida Business Journal. 

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Job Summary

The Software Developer for web applications will work on a variety of projects as assigned by various project leads. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in PHP/MySQL development with heavy experience in an MVC environment. Experience with API and web service integration a plus. Attention to detail and thoroughness are an absolute must for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Designs/codes applications following specifications using the appropriate tools 
• Maintains and modifies existing applications on their own as well as under direction from senior team members 
• Performs maintenance programming for existing codebase 
• Performs custom programming as directed 
• Assumes responsibility for ongoing development of assigned tasks 
• Works with project lead and quality assurance through completion of tasks 

The items listed above are intended to provide an overview of the essential functions of the job. 

This is not an exhaustive list of all functions and responsibilities that the position may be required to perform. 

Competencies

• 4+ years’ experience of quality software development 
• 3+ years’ experience developing PHP/MySQL-based applications 
• Familiarity working within Model/View/Controller software architecture 
• Familiarity working within a version control system 
• Implementation of varied API and Web Services through the use of REST/XML 
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to other technical staff members 
• Ability to interface well with professional service staff and other non-technical members of the organization 
• Knowledge of Jira is a plus 
• Knowledge of Git is a plus 
• Knowledge of Laravel framework is a plus
• Knowledge of React Native is a plus 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology, or related fields.

This is a hybrid role (Remote: Mondays and Fridays, Onsite: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

Cruise Planners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Cruise Planners complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities or team members. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.