PHP Developer

We’re looking for a Senior PHP Developer who’s hands-on, pragmatic, and comfortable working in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments. You’ll be tackling critical backend systems, modernising legacy infrastructure, and contributing to architectural direction on a high-impact platform.


What You'll Be Doing 
 

• Building and maintaining high-performance, business-critical web applications.
• Designing and implementing scalable, maintainable backend architectures.
• Developing and integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services. Leading by example with clean, well-tested code and sound engineering practices.
• Actively contributing to architectural discussions and technical decision making.

What We’re Looking For


• Extensive hands-on PHP experience, with deep Laravel expertise. • Strong grasp of software engineering principles and application lifecycle best practices.
• Confident with CLI tools, shell environments, and developer automation workflows.
• Solid experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, MySQL) and query optimisation.
• Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, team-based environments.
• Strong version control knowledge – Git, branching strategies, and release management.


Nice-to-Have Skills


• Experience migrating legacy applications and refactoring outdated codebases.
• Familiarity with microservices and distributed system patterns.
• Proficiency in procedural SQL (e.g., PL/SQL, T-SQL, MySQL stored procedures).
• Exposure to ACCELL/SQL (4GL) – even better if you’ve worked with it in the wild.
• Unix or AIX shell scripting experience.
• Working knowledge of frontend integration: JavaScript, jQuery, XML, Apache, Nginx


Role: PHP Developer (Laravel)
Contract: 6 months
IR35: Outside
Location: Remote
Day Rate: £325
Start Date: ASAP