Senior Back-End Developer

DigiTickets; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ticketing solutions provider in Exeter is seeking a Back End Team Leader. This role involves leading the delivery and evolution of back-office systems, ensuring high performance and security. The ideal candidate has strong coding skills in PHP or Go, a solid understanding of databases, and experience with Service Oriented Architecture. This position offers competitive salary and numerous benefits including annual leave and training allowances.

Benefits

25-30 days of annual leave

Competitive salary up to £54,000

Nest Pension scheme

Discretionary company bonus

Annual Training Allowance

Birthday Leave

Team outings and events

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on coding skills in modern frameworks.
• Solid understanding of databases.
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git).

Responsibilities

• Taking prototypes from design stage to build stage.
• Create new reusable components.
• Collaborate with the QA team for quality deliverables.

Skills

Hands-on coding skills in PHP

Hands-on coding skills in Go

Knowledge of Laravel

Understanding of databases

Experience with Service Oriented Architecture

Familiarity with CI/CD tooling

Knowledge of testing frameworks (TDD, BDD)

Knowledge of version control systems (Git)

Understanding of software design patterns

Strong attention to detail

Job description

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At DigiTickets, we're committed to delivering intuitive, scalable solutions that power ticketing, bookings, and operations for some of the UK's best-known visitor attractions. We're seeking a Back End Team Leader to lead the delivery and evolution of our back-office systems, driving continuous improvements and ensuring that our platforms are high-performing, secure, and future-ready.

Benefits

• Holidays: 25-30 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), with increased entitlement based on service.
• Competitive Salary: Up £54,000 based on experience.
• Nest Pension scheme.
• Discretionary company bonus.
• Annual Training Allowance: Receive support for certifications and professional development.
• Birthday Leave: Enjoy a day off on your birthday to celebrate.
• Team Outings & Events: Be part of a collaborative and social team culture.
• Annual training and certification allowance.

Key Responsibilities

• Taking prototypes from design stage through to build stage, collaborating with our key stakeholders to deliver the best experience for our clients.
• Create new reusable components.
• Work alongside our Front-End team to deliver new features, or improve existing ones.
• Collaborate with the QA team to ensure quality deliverables.
• Working with our Client Services team to provide technical analysis, support and fixes.
• Support the Back-End Team Lead to guide and support the Back-End team.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on coding skills in modern frameworks and languages (e.g., PHP, Go, Symphony, Laravel).
• Solid understanding of databases.
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture.
• Using CI/CD tooling to deploy code.
• Testing frameworks and methodologies (TDD, BDD).
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git).
• Familiarity with reporting systems, ETL workloads, and system configuration tools.
• Understanding of software design patterns.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.