At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and maintain diverse backend services and user interfaces using PHP, Symfony, and React.
- Company: Join a growing tech company focused on modernising its technology landscape.
- Benefits: Flexible salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on platform evolution while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Strong PHP/Symfony experience and collaborative problem-solving skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Location: Colchester
Salary: We know salary transparency matters. While we can’t list a figure on this advert, the client is genuinely flexible and open to shaping the package around the right person.
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Arrangements: Hybrid Working (4 days on site, 1 day from home)
We’re seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join a growing engineering team and play a key role in developing and maintaining a diverse, modern technology landscape. This role spans PHP/Symfony based backend services, React user interfaces, Python data processing services, and SQL databases - offering a genuinely varied and impactful engineering opportunity. You’ll work across multiple systems, contribute to architectural discussions, and help shape the future of the platform as the organisation continues to modernise and expand its technology stack. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working across several languages and frameworks, thrives in a collaborative environment, and brings a structured, problem solving mindset to complex engineering challenges.
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Full Stack Engineer
- Develop, maintain, and enhance backend services using PHP and Symfony
- Build and optimise user interfaces using React
- Create and support Python based data processing services
- Work with SQL databases to design, query, and optimise data structures
- Collaborate closely with cross functional teams across product, QA, and infrastructure
- Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision making
- Ensure code quality through testing, reviews, and adherence to best practices
- Support ongoing modernisation of systems and services
- Troubleshoot complex issues across multiple layers of the stack
- Help maintain a positive, collaborative engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement
What You’ll Bring
- Strong experience with PHP and the Symfony framework
- Hands on experience building modern front end applications with React
- Practical experience developing Python services or data processing pipelines
- Solid understanding of SQL databases and query optimisation
- Ability to work across multiple languages and frameworks with confidence
- Strong problem solving skills and a structured approach to technical challenges
- Experience working in collaborative, cross functional engineering teams
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts effectively
- A proactive mindset and willingness to contribute to continuous improvement
What’s In It for You
- Technical Variety: Work across PHP, Symfony, React, Python, and SQL in a modern, evolving stack
- Impactful Role: Contribute directly to platform evolution and architectural decisions
- Growth Potential: Opportunities to expand into architecture, leadership, or specialist areas
- Collaborative Environment: Join a supportive engineering team invested in quality and long term capability
- Stability & Investment: Work within an organisation committed to modernising its technology and growing its engineering function
Senior Full Stack Engineer (PHP/Symfony) in Essex employer: Verso Recruitment Group
Verso Recruitment Group is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of Weymouth, Dorset. Employees benefit from professional growth opportunities while working on cutting-edge technology in a supportive environment, making it a rewarding place for skilled Software Engineers to thrive.
