Backend Developer

Engage Interactive; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital agency in Leeds is seeking a skilled developer to work on marketing websites. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in a digital agency, with comprehensive knowledge of PHP and strong skills in Craft CMS and Laravel. Responsibilities include delivering project specifications, managing multiple projects, and contributing to new technologies. This full-time role offers a salary of £37,500 - £48,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package, hybrid working, and flexible hours.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company performance linked bonus scheme

Comprehensive private health insurance

5% company pension scheme

Access to your own financial coach

Free on-site gym

Your birthday off

Regular socials and summer conference

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of digital agency experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of PHP.
• Experienced in reviewing data requirements and structuring CMS.
• Confident working with Craft CMS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to accurate cost estimates and technical specifications.
• Efficiently progress on assigned work and deliver features on time.
• Contribute to the discovery of new technologies.

Skills

PHP

Craft CMS

Project management

Laravel

Vue.js

Tailwind CSS

Job description

Salary

£37,500 - £48,000 depending on skills and experience

Hours and location

This is a full‑time role based in Leeds, UK. We offer hybrid working and flexible hours to everyone in the team, but this is not a fully remote opportunity.

Benefits package

As part of our commitment to making Engage a great place to work, we’ve built a comprehensive benefits package that fuels our thriving culture and delivers an exceptional, well‑rounded employee experience. Some of our most popular perks are:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising after 5 years)
• Company performance linked bonus scheme
• Comprehensive private health insurance
• 5% company pension scheme
• Access to your own financial coach
• Free on‑site gym
• Hybrid working
• An award‑winning office
• Your birthday off
• Regular socials and summer conference and more…

What we’re looking for

We’re expanding our team and are looking for a developer who enjoys working on marketing websites and has experience with Craft CMS & Laravel. You’ll plan and implement logical and intuitive control panel user interfaces, always considering the author experience. Capable of mapping these content models to the specific front‑end requirements, you’ll play a key role in our web projects.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of digital agency experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of PHP
• Experienced in reviewing data requirements, identifying structure and defining suitable CMS sections and fields
• Confident working with Craft CMS; from the control panel through to custom modules
• The ability to manage multiple projects across various fast‑paced client accounts

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to accurate cost estimates, and independently provide accurate estimates against retainer work and smaller projects
• Contribute to formal project technical specifications
• Reliably and efficiently progress on assigned work, delivering features effectively and on time
• Contribute to the discovery and adoption of new technologies amongst the team

Bonus points for any experience

• Extending Craft with custom modules, using the underlying Yii framework
• The rest of our stack, such as Laravel, Vue.js and Tailwind CSS