Senior Backend Developer (PHP)

Tenth Revolution Group; Fareham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing software company in Fareham is looking for an experienced Backend Developer to join their team. The role involves developing and improving software systems, utilizing PHP and cloud infrastructure among other technologies. Benefits include a salary up to £60,000, performance bonuses, and an on-site gym. This is a permanent role with no sponsorship available.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus up to 10%

Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 5%

Health and dental after one year of service

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus birthday off

On-site gym

Free breakfast and lunch provided

Qualifications

• Ideally over 5 years' experience with PHP.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure – GCP would be highly beneficial.
• Good debugging and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills / ability to liaise with different teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve current software systems.
• Problem-solving and advocating for best practice.

Skills

PHP

GCP

MySQL

NoSQL

TDD

Debugging

Code Profiling

Kubernetes

Communication Skills

Job description

A growing software company in Fareham, who've developed a suite of tools and applications, are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to join their Web Development team.

Their applications are developed using PHP, nginx, RabbitMQ, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and they use custom-built frameworks which you'll be fully trained in. Your role will focus on developing and improving their current software systems, problem‑solving, and advocating for best practice.

It's an exciting time to join this company as they continue to experience incredible growth and success. They are truly passionate about their employees' development, with a clear career progression framework to allow you to always be striving towards the next step in your career.

This is a fully office‑based role in the Fareham area – they have a highly collaborative and close‑knit culture, are very social, and there's a great team spirit running throughout the organisation. Their office is incredibly modern, with perks including an on‑site gym, free meals and more.

Requirements

• Ideally over 5 years' experience with PHP
• Experience with cloud infrastructure – GCP would be highly beneficial
• Experience with various data sources – MySQL, NoSQL, etc.
• Use of TDD in workflow
• Good debugging and analytical skills
• Use of Code Profiling tools to optimise code performance
• Experience with Kubernetes would be beneficial but not essential
• Excellent communication skills / ability to liaise with different teams

Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience
• Performance‑based bonus up to 10%
• Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 5%
• Health and dental after one year of service
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus birthday off, with the option to purchase 5 additional days
• On‑site gym
• Free breakfast and lunch provided
• And plenty more!

Please Note: This is a permanent residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.