Senior PHP Developer

6B; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic software company is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to create innovative software solutions. You will write high-quality PHP, collaborate within an agile development team, and tackle complex challenges. The ideal candidate has solid PHP skills, experience with frameworks like Laravel, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Enjoy a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Monthly training day

Paid training opportunities

Clear progression plan

Qualifications

• Several years commercial experience in PHP development.
• Experience of working in an agency environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, stable, testable, secure, and reusable PHP modules.
• Work with modern PHP frameworks and contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with the development team and solve complex performance problems.

Skills

PHP – OOP

WordPress

MySQL

Laravel

Symfony

Git / Source control

Job description

We are currently looking for a Senior PHP Developer to join us in engineering innovative bespoke software solutions for a diverse range of clients.

Role Summary

United by our love of digital and our desire to do things differently, we aim to be the global digital partner of choice for ambitious organisations who want to create real, positive change in their businesses, and better outcomes for their customers. But we need your help to do it!

A PHP Developer at 6B writes efficient, stable, testable, secure and reusable PHP to a high standard. You’ll be a part of an agile, full-stack development team that’s responsible for all aspects of ongoing development – from initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

We’re based in Wakefield, but there is the option to work remotely.

You’ll be supported to deliver and develop as a member of our 6B family too. Not only will you receive all the things you’d expect (a clear progression plan and regular support from your team and line manager), but you’ll also receive 1 training day a month for you to spend developing and honing your skills, alongside paid-for training to ensure your skills are trailblazing.

Responsibilities

It’s your role to write good, clean code, ensuring what we create meets the needs of customers and users, with the value 6B have created being clearly demonstrated with each release. You’ll be working collaboratively with all members of the development team – either leading or supporting projects throughout the software development life-cycle.

You’ll be a confident communicator with excellent problem-solving skills. You won’t be fazed by legacy codebases, but approach them with a ‘do-good’ mindset. You’ll be proactive with raising issues and providing solutions for both projects and internal infrastructure and processes.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering you’ll be responsible for:

• Writing efficient, stable, testable, secure and reusable PHP modules
• Working with modern PHP frameworks, like Laravel and Symfony
• Following industry best practice, such as effective source control, code reviews, daily builds and automated deployments, within an agile culture
• Troubleshooting, testing and maintaining the backend of existing development
• Solving complex performance problems and technical architectural challenges
• Contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle

Required Skills

• PHP – OOP
• WordPress
• MySQL
• PHP framework experience (Laravel / Symfony / Zend / Any)
• Proficiency with architecture patterns MVC, MVVM etc
• Ability to perform in a fast paced environment and to communicate effectively
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, such as MariaDB or MySQL
• Git / Source control
• Several years commercial experience
• Experience of working in an agency environment

Nice To Haves

• Unit testing
• Docker / container technology
• Laravel experience
• Understanding of RESTful Services and how to integrate with/build them