Senior PHP Developer in Basingstoke

Senior PHP Developer in Basingstoke

Basingstoke Full-Time 60000 - 75000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Intec Select

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Join a dynamic team to develop and enhance a critical CRM platform using PHP.
  • Company: A growing organisation with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
  • Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Engage in a supportive Agile environment with excellent career advancement potential.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact by delivering scalable solutions and mentoring fellow developers.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in PHP development with strong skills in Laravel and CakePHP.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.

  • Basingstoke (Hybrid - 1 day onsite per week)
  • Overview

A growing organisation is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to join its internal technology team, supporting the development and enhancement of its business‑critical CRM platform.

Working within an Agile Scrum team, you will deliver scalable backend solutions, take ownership of complex features, contribute to technical improvements, and support engineering best practices across the team.

  • Develop and maintain backend systems using PHP (Laravel/Cake PHP).
  • Deliver features end‑to‑end, from design and development through to testing and deployment.
  • Enhance and modernise legacy Cake PHP applications.
  • Build and maintain APIs, integrations, and backend services.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
  • Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD processes.
  • Support architecture decisions, technical improvements, and reduction of technical debt.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and support continuous improvement.
  • Mentor developers through knowledge sharing, coaching, and code reviews.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, QA, Dev Ops, and wider technology teams.

Skills & Experience

  • 5+ years’ commercial experience in PHP development.
  • Strong experience with PHP 7.4 (Cake PHP) and PHP 8+ (Laravel/Symfony).
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
  • Strong My SQL knowledge, including query optimisation and performance tuning.
  • Understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
  • Strong experience with unit testing, automated testing, and code reviews.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
  • Exposure to Vue. js/Nuxt, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, messaging technologies, microservices, or event‑driven architectures is desirable.
  • Experience working within regulated industries such as Insurance or Financial Services is beneficial.
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Senior PHP Developer in Basingstoke employer: Intec Select

Intec Select is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, particularly for those in the D365 F&O Business Solutions Specialist role. Located in Greater London, employees benefit from a vibrant city atmosphere, ample professional development opportunities, and a commitment to aligning individual growth with organisational success, making it a rewarding place to advance your career in financial services.

Intec Select

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Intec Select Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior PHP Developer in Basingstoke

PHP 7.4
Laravel
CakePHP
RESTful APIs
MySQL
Query Optimisation
Performance Tuning