Junior PHP Developer — Release & Backlog Focus (Hybrid)

Proactive Appointments Ltd.; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + buy/sell option

Private Medical Health Insurance

Pension

Quarterly away trips

Flexible Hybrid Working

Job summary

Proactive IT Appointments are exclusively representing a leading organisation based in Exeter in their search for a Junior PHP Developer. This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate with 2-5 years’ experience to take the next leap in their career.

The role focuses on engineering by writing code and addressing backlog requirements, with a specialist focus on assisting the Engineering Manager to drive flow, manage Jira Kanban boards, and maintain release health and quality across web and

Qualifications

• Strong background as a Software Engineer, Web Developer, or related role with hands-on coding.
• Proficiency in PHP and/or Python, relational databases (SQL), and Git workflows.
• Experience with web/mobile release cycles and pre-production deployments.

Responsibilities

• Write code and address backlog requirements; build new features and fix bugs.
• Reduce technical debt while ensuring production releases are smooth.
• Assist Engineering Manager with Jira Kanban boards and release health.

Skills

PHP

Python

SQL

Git

Kanban

Tools

Docker

Jira

Job description

Proactive IT Appointments are exclusively representing a leading organisation based in Exeter in their search for a Junior PHP Developer. This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate with 2-5 years’ experience to take the next leap in their career.

The role focuses on engineering by writing code and addressing backlog requirements, with a specialist focus on assisting the Engineering Manager to drive flow, manage Jira Kanban boards, and maintain release health and quality across web and