Backend Developer

Woven Advice; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK Fintech company is seeking an experienced data-focused backend developer to enhance their product, integrations, and APIs. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years in PHP (preferably 2+ years with Laravel), with strong skills in data optimisation, API development, and cloud infrastructure. This remote position offers a unique opportunity to shape a microservices ecosystem and requires excellent communication and agility in problem-solving. Join us to make a significant impact in the wealth management industry!

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience with PHP.
• 2+ years experience with Laravel.
• Strong experience with data optimisation and transformations.

Responsibilities

• Help supercharge product, integrations, and APIs.
• Shape an eco-system of microservices from the ground up.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the team.

Skills

Passionate about data

Experience with Laravel / PHP (10.x / 8.1+)

MySQL expertise

API development

Data optimisation

ETL System Development

Data analytics

TDD - phpunit / pest

SOLID Design Principles

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS preferred)

Excellent communication

Agility and curiosity

Job description

We're an early staged UK Fintech company, focused on solving data challenges across the wealth management industry. We're looking for an experienced data-focused backend developer to help supercharge our product, integrations and APIs.

In return, we offer a chance to shape not just a product, but an eco-system of microservices from the ground up.

We're looking for someone who is :

• Passionate about data, tech and efficiency
• UK Based (although the role is still remote)
• Experienced with Laravel / PHP (10.x / 8.1 +) and MySQL
• An expert with APIs, data, transformations and calculations
• Strong experience with data optimisation :
• ETL System Development (Extract, Transform, Load)
• API development and integrations
• Data analytics
• TDD - phpunit / pest
• SOLID Design Principles
• Experienced with Cloud Infrastructure (AWS preferred)
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills for cross-functional collaboration
• A fast mover who isn't afraid to test, learn and iterate (agility and curiosity are key to everything we build!)

Nice to have :

• Experience in smaller companies, start-ups or fast paced tech environments
• Prior experience in the FinTech or Wealth Management domain
• Familiarity with Snowflake

Must have a minimum 5 years experience with PHP and ideally 2+ years with Laravel and a love of developing new integrations!

If you like the sounds of the project and all or some of this describes you, please get in touch!