PHP Backend Developer

Trafalgar Talent Ltd; Fareham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing cybersecurity company is seeking an experienced Senior PHP Developer to enhance their core web systems. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £60,000 and includes numerous benefits such as a performance bonus, generous holiday allowance, and daily meals. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of PHP experience and a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure. The position is onsite in Fareham, United Kingdom.

Benefits

Up to 10% personal performance bonus

28 days holiday + extra for length of service

Company pension

Private health & dental care

Gym & Golf membership

Onsite gym and bar

Qualifications

• 5+ years commercial PHP experience required.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP ideal).
• Experience with MySQL and/or NoSQL databases essential.
• TDD experience is desirable.
• Excellent debugging and analytical skills needed.
• Familiarity with profiling tools for performance optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Shape and improve core web systems.
• Work on user onboarding journeys.
• Collaborate on APIs powering multiple applications.
• Contribute to best practices and mentor other developers.

Skills

Commercial PHP experience

Cloud infrastructure

MySQL and/or NoSQL databases

TDD experience

Debugging and analytical skills

Familiarity with profiling tools

Passion for technology

Tools

PHP

nginx

RabbitMQ

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

MySQL

NoSQL (e.g., Cassandra)

Kubernetes

Job description

Trafalgar Talent is supporting a fast-growing, multi-award-winning cybersecurity business as they continue to scale their development team. This organisation builds cutting-edge security products used by millions worldwide, helping protect users from evolving digital threats across all their devices.

Theyve developed a suite of powerful tools, including antivirus, VPN, ad-blocking, password management and more, all designed to simplify and strengthen online safety for everyday users. With continuous growth and new product innovation underway, the team is now looking for an experienced PHP Developer to join their high-performing engineering function.

The Role

As a Senior PHP Developer, youll play a key part in shaping and improving the companys core web systems. Youll work on :

• User onboarding journeys
• Customer account portals
• APIs powering multiple applications

Performance, optimisation and new feature development

Solving complex technical challenges in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Youll also contribute to best practices across the department, supporting continuous improvement and mentoring other developers.

Tech Stack

Youll work across a modern and highly scalable environment, including :

• PHP
• nginx
• RabbitMQ
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Custom in-house frameworks (full training provided)
• MySQL & NoSQL data stores (e.g., Cassandra)
• Experience with Kubernetes is a bonus but not essential.

What Youll Bring

• 5+ years commercial PHP experience
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP ideal)
• Experience with MySQL and / or NoSQL databases
• TDD experience
• Excellent debugging and analytical skills
• Familiarity with profiling tools for performance optimisation
• Passion for technology and continuous learning

Whats on Offer

This company truly looks after its people. Alongside a modern office, fantastic team culture and regular events, youll enjoy :

• Up to £60,000 basic salary (DOE)
• Up to 10% personal performance bonus
• 28 days holiday + extra for length of service
• Your birthday off
• Breakfast, lunch, drinks & snacks provided daily
• Company pension
• Private health & dental care
• Death in Service cover
• Health assessments
• Netflix & Spotify subscriptions
• Gym & Golf membership
• Food allowance at local venues
• Onsite gym, bar, hairdresser & more

This role is onsite.