At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and maintain PHP web applications while collaborating with a dynamic team.
- Company: Join a growing software business that values developers and their contributions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive leave, training support, and a modern office environment.
- Other info: Clear progression to Senior Developer with opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on meaningful software and grow your skills in a supportive culture.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years of PHP experience, strong problem-solving skills, and familiarity with modern frameworks.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
PHP Developer (Mid-Level, 3–5 Years)
This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level PHP Developer to accelerate their career within a collaborative, engineering-led team that genuinely values the people behind the code.
You’ll be joining a growing software business where developers have real ownership over what they build.
Working closely with senior engineers, product managers, and designers, you’ll help develop and maintain scalable web applications while contributing to technical decisions and best practices.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys problem‑solving, writing clean code, and wants clear progression without being thrown in at the deep end.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and improve PHP‑based web applications
- Work with modern PHP frameworks (Laravel / Symfony or similar)
- Build and integrate RESTful APIs
- Write clean, secure, and maintainable code
- Collaborate closely with product, UX/UI, and QA teams
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to development standards
- Debug, optimise, and enhance existing systems
- Support releases and ongoing platform improvements
Skills & Qualifications
- 3–5 years’ commercial experience as a PHP Developer
- Strong experience with a modern PHP framework (Laravel preferred)
- Solid understanding of OOP principles and MVC architecture
- Experience working with My SQL or other relational databases
- Comfortable using Git and version control
- Experience working with APIs
- Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience with modern JS frameworks (Vue, React)
- Familiarity with Docker or containerised environments
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with automated testing or CI/CD
- Saa S or B2B product experience
- Personal Attributes
- Passionate about software development and continuous improvement
- Proactive and self‑motivated, with a strong sense of ownership
- Comfortable working in an agile environment
- Collaborative team player with strong communication skills
- Pragmatic and solutions‑focused mindset
- Clear progression to Senior Developer
- Training budget and support for professional development
- Competitive annual leave (increasing with service)
- Modern open plan office
- Quarterly team socials
- Why This Role Matters
- Work on meaningful, production‑level software
- Influence how systems are built and improved
- Be part of a supportive, engineering‑first culture
- Grow your skills alongside a scaling product and team
- Make a tangible impact through high‑quality code
Interested?
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