Senior PHP Back-End Architect | Scalable, Secure Systems

Php-Jobs; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is hiring a Senior PHP Developer to lead the design and development of complex, high-traffic web applications. Based in Romford or Cardiff, you will collaborate with product teams and front-end developers while ensuring the security and scalability of solutions. This role requires over 4 years of PHP development experience and excellent collaborative skills. Benefits include generous holiday allowance, health plans, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Health cash plan

Company pension

Career advancement opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of commercial experience in a senior PHP or back-end development role.
• Extensive hands-on PHP development experience, particularly focusing on code quality.
• Strong understanding of application security, performance optimization, and error handling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust PHP-based applications and services.
• Own the back-end architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable and secure.
• Optimize application performance and reliability across the platform.

Skills

PHP

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Laravel

Git

PHPUnit

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Docker

Grafana

Datadog

New Relic

Job description

A leading insurance company is hiring a Senior PHP Developer to lead the design and development of complex, high-traffic web applications. Based in Romford or Cardiff, you will collaborate with product teams and front-end developers while ensuring the security and scalability of solutions. This role requires over 4 years of PHP development experience and excellent collaborative skills. Benefits include generous holiday allowance, health plans, and opportunities for professional growth.