At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and enhance backend applications using PHP and Symfony for a leading travel organisation.
- Company: Join a market-leading travel company investing in its tech team.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, performance bonuses, profit sharing, and a company pension.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and learning.
- Why this job: Make an impact on customer-facing platforms while working with modern technologies.
- Qualifications: 3 years' experience in PHP development and strong skills in Symfony and AWS.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
PHP Developer Pearson Carter are currently working with a market-leading travel organisation that is investing heavily in its in-house technology team.
Due to continued growth, they are looking to appoint an experienced PHP Developer to help drive the development of their customer-facing platforms and internal systems.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business where technology plays a key role in its future.
You'll work with modern PHP technologies, cloud infrastructure, APIs and microservices, contributing to large-scale projects while collaborating with a close-knit development team.
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Responsibilities Develop, maintain and enhance backend applications using PHP and Symfony.
Design and develop REST APIs and microservices for internal and external integrations.
Build scalable, secure and high-performing applications.
Work with AWS services including EC2, S3, Cloud Front, Lambda, Cloud Watch and RDS.
Collaborate with developers, stakeholders and other business teams to deliver new features.
Write clean, maintainable and well-documented code following best practices.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions.
Work within an Agile development environment to deliver projects on time.
Stay up to date with emerging technologies and recommend improvements where appropriate.
Experience Around 3 years' commercial experience developing with PHP.
Strong experience with the Symfony Framework.
Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
Experience working with Linux and NGINX environments.
Strong understanding of Git version control.
Good knowledge of HTML, CSS and Java Script.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively.
Desirable Experience with React, Webpack and modern Java Script (ES6).
Knowledge of Redis and SOLR.
Experience with website performance optimisation.
Familiarity with SEO best practices.
Experience with Google Tag Manager.
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
Salary Salary is dependent on experience but is looking to pay between £40,000 - £50,000 .
Location This role is based in Colchester and is primarily office-based (3 days in office, 2 days from home).
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Benefits Annual performance bonus.
Employee profit share.
Company pension.
Health
PHP Developer in Essex employer: Pearson Carter
At Pearson Carter, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer by fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture that values employee growth and development. Our Skegness location offers unique advantages, including a close-knit community and the opportunity to work directly with clients, ensuring that your contributions have a meaningful impact. Join us to be part of a team that is dedicated to maximizing ERP investments while providing you with the resources and training needed to excel in your career.
