Senior PHP Developer

LaraBench; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LaraBench in Basingstoke is seeking an experienced PHP backend developer to design, build, and maintain services using Laravel and CakePHP.

You will work hybrid with one day onsite per week, contribute to RESTful APIs, microservices, and CI/CD, and mentor peers while reducing technical debt.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' commercial experience in PHP development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend systems using PHP frameworks.
• Deliver features end-to-end, from design and development through to testing and deployment.
• Enhance and modernise legacy CakePHP applications.
• Build and maintain APIs, integrations, and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD processes.
• Support architecture decisions, technical improvements, and reduction of technical debt.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support continuous improvement.
• Mentor developers through knowledge sharing, coaching, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, QA, DevOps, and wider technology teams.

Skills

Backend development

PHP

API design

Agile/Scrum

Code reviews

Mentoring

Tools

PHP 7.4 (CakePHP)

PHP 8+ (Laravel/Symfony)

MySQL

JavaScript (ES6+)

HTML5

CSS

Git

Docker

Linux/WSL

Vue.js/Nuxt

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

• Basingstoke (Hybrid - 1 day onsite per week)
• Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum
• Develop and maintain backend systems using PHP (Laravel/CakePHP).
• Deliver features end-to-end, from design and development through to testing and deployment.
• Enhance and modernise legacy CakePHP applications.
• Build and maintain APIs, integrations, and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD processes.
• Support architecture decisions, technical improvements, and reduction of technical debt.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support continuous improvement.
• Mentor developers through knowledge sharing, coaching, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, QA, DevOps, and wider technology teams.
• 5+ years' commercial experience in PHP development.
• Strong experience with PHP 7.4 (CakePHP) and PHP 8+ (Laravel/Symfony).
• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong MySQL knowledge, including query optimisation and performance tuning.
• Understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, Git, Docker, and Linux/WSL environments.
• Strong experience with unit testing, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Exposure to Vue.js/Nuxt, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, messaging technologies, microservices, or event-driven architectures is desirable.
• Experience working within regulated industries such as Insurance or Financial Services is beneficial.