PHP Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a PHP Software Engineer to join their team, focusing on developing high-quality software for events and festivals. The successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering innovative solutions while enjoying a competitive salary and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and potential for share options. The role offers flexibility to work remotely or in the office.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Additional 5 days holiday at Christmas

Holiday bonuses through targets

Company pension scheme

Opportunity for share options

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering with a focus on PHP.
• Experience in event management systems is a plus.
• Motivated to pursue a long-term career in software development.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and developing key products like Eventree.
• Conducting code reviews and providing technical leadership.
• Diagnosing and fixing bugs, and writing documentation.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with LAMP stack

MVC framework (ideally Zend or Slim)

Version control (preferably Git)

Desire to learn new technologies

Tools

Git

Docker

Job description

Citizen Ticket’s mission is to create best-in-class ticketing, accreditation, and access control software that is loved by festivals and experiences globally.

The Role

A vacancy has been identified for a PHP Software Engineer to join the team at Citizen Ticket. This role will be key to delivering the company’s vision, ensuring that we continue to build high-quality software which meets the needs of our clients.

Reporting to the Product Owner, the PHP Software Engineer will be responsible for:

• Supporting and developing our key products:
• Eventree (our event management system)
• Box Office (our access control system)
• Analyzing requirements to determine the best implementation
• Conducting code reviews
• Providing technical leadership to the development team
• Diagnosing and fixing bugs
• Writing documentation and help guides
• Demonstrating new features to other members of staff
• Writing unit tests and conducting testing when necessary

The Person

We are looking for an excellent communicator with impeccable written and spoken English who is able to conduct themselves professionally. The right individual will be highly motivated and seeking an ongoing career in software engineering. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds but would be particularly interested in those with experience in event management or ticketing systems.

At a minimum, the PHP Software Engineer should possess these skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with LAMP stack
• Any MVC framework, ideally Zend Framework or Slim
• Version control, preferably with Git
• Desire to learn new technologies

Beneficial but not essential skills include:

• Experience of CentOS
• Comfortable with the command line
• Ability to write advanced SQL queries and optimize them for performance
• Experience with provisioning tools like Ansible
• Experience creating and consuming APIs
• Experience working with payment gateways
• Knowledge of message brokers like RabbitMQ
• Hands-on experience with Docker and setting up containers

The Package

This role offers:

• Starting salary of £40,000, reviewed annually
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional 5 days holiday at Christmas
• Holiday bonuses through targets
• Company pension scheme
• Opportunity for share options

Application process involves an initial 30-minute phone screen followed by a technical video interview.

Location

The team works remotely. Citizen Ticket has offices in Edinburgh and London. Staff may choose to work in-office or fully remotely.

Note

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