Sr. CakePHP developer for etsy.com Clone

We're looking to have a site like [login to view URL] built in CakePHP, and need someone smart and dedicated to come on board asap.? We are open to both local candidates as well as outsourcing firms. Please read our requirements and respond to the questionnaire provided.? It would help the team evaluate the breadth/depth of your experience - most of these are yes/no questions. At the same time we'd certainly appreciate some code samples, if you're comfortable sharing them. ## Deliverables JOB DESCRIPTION Back end and front end work for our website built entirely in CakePHP 1.2 Redesigning new features as laid out by the product manager/architect Designing & implementing core software components for new website features Refactoring our back-end code Front-end work (DHTML, CSS, Javascript using JQuery or other popular javascript frameworks) MUST HAVE At least 5 years software development experience Solid (at least 2 years) of CakePHP experience (ideally with CakePHP 1.2). Solid (at least 4 years) of PHP 5 experience Solid (3+ years) of MySQL experience Working knowledge of software design patterns (MVC) An intimate familiarity w/ object-oriented PHP & MySQL. Guru with presentation layer technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with cross-browser compatibility Familiar with one of the following: jQuery, Mootools, Prototype Javascript frameworks Strong understanding of web services (REST, SOAP, Advanced XML, SimpleXML) architecture & commonly employed technologies ----- Ekotable Questions 1. Describe the largest/most complicated website you have built using CakePHP. 2. How many years experience do you have with CakePHP? What version(s) of CakePHP have you used and for how much time? 3. Please give us some examples of websites you have built. 4. Mention what part(s) of each website you were responsible for (back end, front end, both, or a percentage thereof) and how much time doing each part took. 5. For the websites you have built using cakephp, did you create unit tests for the models, controllers, plugins, components, helpers, behaviors, etc? 6. Please send us some sample code of unit tests you have created. (optional) 7. How familiar are you with php simpletest? 8. What javascript framework do you use and why? Have you created any javascript plugins for any of the popular frameworks out there? 9. Please send us a link to the most complicated javascript code you have written and are comfortable sharing, that you are proud of. (optional) 10. Our project aims to be very ajax-intensive. How comfortable are you with using ajax in cakephp? Please send us some sample code and demo link for an ajax call done in cakephp. 11. How comfortable are you with advanced MySQL queries (inner joins, outer joins, etc) and MySQL database optimization? 12. How comfortable are you with database design and normalization? 13. Have you used Database Triggers? 14. Have you used Prepared statements in MySQL? 15. Have you used sub-queries in MySQL? 16. Have you used smarty or any templating system? 17. What is your experience with WebServices (REST and SOAP)? 18. Are you comfortable using the simpleXML APIs in PHP 5? 19. Do you use any css frameworks in your development? 20. Have you used xinc/phing or other continuous integration tools in prior projects? 21. What is your version control tool of choice? How long have you been using it for? 22. How much experience do you have with Flash and Flash/javascript/ajax interactions 23. How long would it take you to build a site like [login to view URL] in CakePHP 1.2? You will be working with a product manager and a graphic designer (who will be creating mock ups for you in photoshop), but you will be responsible for both front end and back-end (a lot of this will be ajax-intensive). Unlike [login to view URL], we would prefer to use jquery/ajax instead of flash for the project. Please send a proposal with answers to the questions asked. Thank you for your time.