Web software developer ADEF has an immediate opportunity for an experienced and highly creative PHP Developer.

You will be responsible for building high-performance, scalable & robust systems . You'll be a key member of our engineering team and will help shape the long-term technological direction of our website and applications. Among other duties, responsibilities include: Work with other team members closely. Identify and propose new components and/or refactoring strategies in balance with business priorities Refine business requirements into clear, concise functional requirements Write abstract code that can be reused and extended for future development by other engineers Conduct regular design and peer code reviews to improve the quality being delivered by the team and to increase code coverage Job Requirements: Strong web development experience 2-5+ years of PHP experience Deep understanding of MySQL database Experience with Linux, Android and Apache
Application: Please send a CV and brief cover letter outlining your qualifications to: info@arabdigitalexpression.org Please indicate "Web software developer in the subject bar Deadline: 17th of July, 2012 Background: The Arab Digital Expression Foundation, ADEF ADEF aims, through an on-going process of collaboration between techies, artists, activists, youth leaders, educationalists and others, to unfold as a hub for knowledge production and sharing. ADEF strives to develop and promote collaborative models and processes for the production and sharing of knowledge in a quest to contribute to an evolving Arab identity; one for which knowledge is critical and shared knowledge is essential for decision-making. ADEF believes it is through open culture that freedom of expression and right to knowledge thrives and becomes a force that drives us to explore and discover our endless potential. Through its core team and rich web of affiliates, ADEF

creates and documents models of collaboration to design activities and projects that build on technology in order to develop self-expression, knowledge dissemination and production of thought. In its new iterations, ADEF engages with and supports Arab collectives, initiatives and groups to embark on projects that creatively capitalize on digital technology for the production of free and open knowledge and the promotion of artistic expression. Since it started its activities in 2007, ADEF has organized 5 consecutive summer digital expression summer camps. It has trained 170 young Arab professionals aged between 20-40 from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Jordan and Syria in digital arts based on open-source technology and various experiential based training methodologies for the purpose of expression. It has also trained 284 youngsters aged 11 to 16 from across the region, in various forms of digital expression including cinema, sound and music, graphic design, web design, animation, web comics and web 2.0. It has been building a network of committed NGOs working with youth, art and ICT development, along with a wide and diverse network of artists, techies and educators.