Senior Full-Stack Engineer — High-Impact, Flexible & Global

Visa Hunt; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 103,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

€125k annual rate

Retention bonus every 6 months

MacBook and gear provided

Global co-working access

Flexible location and hours

Team events

Job summary

Xcelirate is seeking a seasoned Full-Stack Developer to own features end-to-end across PHP backend and modern JavaScript frontend. You’ll ship clean, maintainable code, tackle legacy quirks, and refactor for speed and scalability.

With independence, you’ll drive initiatives, participate in design reviews, and ensure quality through tests and CI/CD. This contractor role offers flexible location and a competitive, annualised rate; prior big-tech experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PHP development with Symfony or Zend.
• 12+ years of web application development experience.
• 6+ years with frontend frameworks (Vue.js, React, Nuxt, Next).
• Knowledge of scalable architectures: monolithic, microservices or hybrid.
• Strong communication and ability to explain complex concepts.
• Passion for automated testing and TDD.
• Hands-on CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Experience with cloud deployments (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).
• Security, authentication and authorization expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own time while adhering to company priorities.
• Build new features and improve existing ones across platforms.
• Refactor and enhance applications for performance and maintainability.
• Write unit, integration and end-to-end tests.
• Engage in all phases of the software lifecycle from ideation to deployment.
• Contribute to deep technical discussions shaping applications and infrastructure.
• Tackle both backend and frontend tasks across the stack.
• Identify inefficiencies and streamline workflows.
• Take ownership for high-quality, maintainable solutions.

Skills

PHP development

Web app development

Frontend frameworks

Cloud architectures

CI/CD pipelines

Security practices

Agile / DevOps

Infrastructure automation

Job description

Xcelirate is seeking a seasoned Full-Stack Developer to own features end-to-end across PHP backend and modern JavaScript frontend. You’ll ship clean, maintainable code, tackle legacy quirks, and refactor for speed and scalability.

With independence, you’ll drive initiatives, participate in design reviews, and ensure quality through tests and CI/CD. This contractor role offers flexible location and a competitive, annualised rate; prior big-tech experience is a plus.