Platform Software Engineer - PHP/Laravel (Hybrid)

SCG Midlands; Melton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm in the UK is looking for a Software Engineer to design and develop high-performance applications within the public health sector. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in modern PHP frameworks, experience with databases, and a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle. This role offers benefits including 25 days of holiday, a learning budget, and a hybrid working model, ensuring flexibility and additional time off to celebrate your birthday.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent

Cycle to Work Scheme

Winter Flu Jabs

Free On-Site Parking

Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support

£1,000 employee referral bonus

Social benefits (paid social events)

Buy Holiday Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Discount on Health Insurance

Annual Salary Review

Enhanced Company Sick Pay

Monthly pizza in the office / coffee voucher

Qualifications

• Considerable working experience in PHP frameworks.
• Experience with structured and unstructured databases.
• Ability to write test cases and adhere to code quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable applications and services.
• Collaborate with team members to improve software performance.
• Write unit tests to ensure code quality.

Skills

Knowledge of the product development lifecycle

Working experience with modern PHP including frameworks (e.g. Laravel)

Source control (e.g. GitLab)

Working experience with structured and unstructured databases (e.g. MySQL)

Knowledge of or working experience with Message Queues (RabbitMQ)

Strong knowledge of software design patterns

Working experience of unit test frameworks

Job description

A technology solutions firm in the UK is looking for a Software Engineer to design and develop high-performance applications within the public health sector. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in modern PHP frameworks, experience with databases, and a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle. This role offers benefits including 25 days of holiday, a learning budget, and a hybrid working model, ensuring flexibility and additional time off to celebrate your birthday.