Back End PHP Developer in Bristol

About BaseKit

BaseKit is a white-label software development company specialising in designing effortless mobile-first digital tools for small businesses. We're on a mission to democratise tech so that everyone has the confidence to build a business online. Combined with our 60+ partners’ global reach across 40 markets, our AI, no-code website builder, e-commerce and bookings solutions and responsive editor, allow anyone to start a business and thrive online from their mobile, tablet or desktop.

We believe in simplicity, accessibility, and a web that works for everyone. With a remote-first team and a supportive, inclusive culture, we’re committed to making great products and enjoying the journey along the way. BaseKit is a certified B Corporation, with a mission to be a force for good: transforming entrepreneurial spirit into successful small businesses, enabling thriving communities and economies through effortless digital tools.

We believe in “people before pixels”, in tech democracy for small businesses, and in building an inclusive, just and equitable environment where everyone can bring their best selves to work each day. BaseKit isn’t just a place to work, it’s a place to be part of something bigger. Career development, an open culture and the opportunity to learn new skills are part of our DNA. And if something’s not right? We fix it. We move fast and we make an impact. Are you ready to do the same?

Our Development Team

We recognise the importance of our developers, and ensure we provide them with the right tools to do their job. Our team use a mixture of MacBook Pros and high-end Linux laptops. We supply these and any other necessary equipment for our colleagues to work comfortably, be it remote or in the office.

The development community is important to us too, we host meetups in our office when requested by local tech groups and we encourage the team to contribute to open source projects. If you’ve written some public code recently you’re willing to share, then we’d love to see it. Don’t worry if you don’t, most of us have busy lives outside of work.

We understand the need to keep your skills up to date and the natural curiosity of software developers. In the spirit of this we have a 90/10 policy designed to give you some space to build something interesting, try a new technology or just fix a bug that’s been annoying you.

Technical Knowledge/Skills

As an experienced Web Application Developer you will be used to writing high quality software primarily using PHP. Having great software engineering skills and problem solving abilities are more important to us than knowing specific frameworks or libraries.

You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of modern development techniques. We have a large codebase, so we do maintain an amount of legacy code, but we are continually moving forward and refactoring, so any new code is always using the latest PHP language features.

AI assisted development has become a core part of the team's skill set and we regularly use AI to write or assist on new features, however we have a mantra that our developers still 100% own their code whether they have created it with or without AI assistance. While we do use AI code review we always make sure another member of the team owns the peer review.

As experienced software engineers, testing is very important to us and we will always complement our code with appropriate test coverage. These can be a combination of unit, functional and integration tests. These tests form part of our continuous integration platform and automatically test our code as part of our continuous deployment process.

We make extensive use of Continuous Integration using Jenkins, so it would be advantageous for you to have worked in a team using CI. Our development and production stack all uses Docker, so experience here is very helpful. Our local development environment is built on the same Docker images we deploy to our live environments, and can be provisioned easily. As part of our continuous deployment process you’ll be using our Slack bot to push your changes to our live environments.

What It’s Like to Work for BaseKit

• Flexible hours: We value work-life balance and trust our team
• Supportive culture: We’re inclusive, transparent, and people-focused
• Career development: We invest in your learning and growth
• Great benefits: 25 days per year holiday rising with length of service
• Time off between Christmas and New Year on us
• Pension scheme with Aviva
• Vitality healthcare plan with the option to add family
• Excellent family friendly leave benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion at BaseKit

At BaseKit, we believe that diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves - regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or background.

We actively promote equality and inclusion at every stage of the employee journey - from recruitment and onboarding to progressions and development. We recognise that building a truly inclusive culture requires ongoing work, and we’re committed to listening, learning and evolving.

Our Hiring Process

We aim to keep it simple, respectful, and transparent:

• Initial Call - A short informal call to get to know each other
• Full Interview - A deeper dive into your experience and skills and an interactive coding exercise. We’re committed to inclusive hiring and want you to feel comfortable and supported throughout the process. If you need accommodations or support at any stage of the hiring process, please let us know - we’re here to help.

To apply for this role, please submit your CV with a cover letter detailing your motivation for applying for the role. This position can be considered as a hybrid or remote role, with a minimum of 1 day in the Bristol office per month. Must be UK based. We do not hold a valid sponsor licence to sponsor the right to work in the UK.

Please note: At BaseKit our use of AI is always human lead and owned and as such during the interview process it is crucial we get to know the real you. To that effect the use of AI to answer any questions during the interview process is forbidden and the usage of such would result in disqualification or termination.