Senior PHP Developer

Exchange My Car; United Kingdom; A distancia; GBP 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Exchange My Car Limited is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to lead modernization of our PHP architecture, including legacy CodeIgniter components, and to drive engineering excellence across the team.

You will collaborate with marketing, operations and leadership to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, mentor developers, and implement best practices with AI coding tools and CI/CD workflows.

Formación

• 6+ years of professional PHP development experience.
• Strong experience with modern PHP (PHP 8+)
• Experience with MVC frameworks such as CodeIgniter, Laravel, Symfony
• Hands-on with AI coding tools in daily workflow
• Modernising legacy systems
• Solid understanding of OOP and SOLID
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs
• Git and collaborative workflows
• Composer and dependency management
• Automated testing with PHPUnit
• CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices
• Performance optimisation and scalability improvements
• Project management or technical leadership experience
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Responsabilidades

• Lead improvements to PHP architecture and codebase
• Introduce modern engineering practices, including AI tools
• Develop and modernise PHP applications including legacy components
• Plan and manage technical projects from scoping to delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement features
• Write clean, well-documented code and debug complex issues
• Stay updated with emerging tech and best practices
• Contribute to architectural decisions and roadmap
• Mentor developers and raise engineering standards

Conocimientos

PHP 8+

OOP & SOLID

RESTful APIs

Git & workflows

CI/CD

Design patterns

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Agile

Herramientas

CodeIgniter

Laravel

Symfony

JUnit/PHPUnit

Composer

Descripción del empleo

Employment Type: Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm UK time)

Location: United Kingdom (Remote)

About Exchange My Car:

Exchange My Car is a fast-growing UK-based tech platform transforming how people sell their vehicles. We provide a fast, transparent and hassle-free alternative to traditional selling methods.

As we grow rapidly, we are looking for a Senior PHP Developer to play a key role in modernising our systems, introducing engineering best practices, and helping scale our platform for the next stage of growth.

What We’re Looking For:

• 6+ years of professional PHP development experience
• Strong experience with modern PHP (PHP 8+)
• Experience working with modern MVC frameworks (e.g. CodeIgniter, Laravel, Symfony)
• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) as part of your day-to-day development workflow
• Experience in improving or modernising legacy systems
• Solid understanding of OOP and SOLID principles
• Understanding of design patterns and clean architecture
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Strong knowledge of Git and collaborative workflows
• Experience with Composer and dependency management
• Experience implementing automated testing (e.g. PHPUnit)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment best practices
• Experience with performance optimisation and scalability improvements
• Project management or technical leadership experience, including planning, prioritising and delivering work to deadlines
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

The Qualities We Value:

• An efficient, methodical approach to planning, building and testing
• The ability to explain technical matters clearly to non-technical colleagues
• Comfort working closely with marketing, operations and leadership teams to turn business needs into technical solutions
• A sense of ownership and accountability for the quality of your work
• A proactive mindset, spotting problems early and suggesting practical improvements

About the Role:

As a Senior PHP Developer, you will:

• Lead improvements to our PHP architecture and codebase
• Introduce modern engineering best practices, including the effective use of AI coding tools
• Develop, improve and modernise PHP applications (including legacy CodeIgniter components where applicable)
• Plan and manage technical projects from scoping through to delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional and non-technical teams to design, develop and implement new features
• Write clean, efficient and well-documented code
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues to ensure optimal performance
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices in web development
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmap planning
• Mentor other developers and raise engineering standards across the team

What You Can Expect From Us:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Opportunity to shape technical standards
• A growing product with strong market demand
• A collaborative, fast-moving team
• Long-term growth opportunity within the company