Senior PHP Engineer

CitNOW Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-time scheduling

Two extra paid leave days for wellbeing

Continuous learning opportunities

Job summary

A leading automotive software provider in the UK is looking for a Senior PHP Engineer to enhance their primary platform used in 82 countries. You will engage in a transformative journey to modernize applications while collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience with PHP frameworks and is skilled in distributed architectures. The role offers a competitive salary and unique wellness benefits, fostering a culture of learning and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in senior software roles designing complex systems.
• Excellent knowledge of PHP from versions 5.6 to 8.2.
• Strong experience with test automation in an engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Write maintainable and testable code.
• Coach/mentor team members in software engineering.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues.

Skills

PHP MVC frameworks (Zend, Symfony, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Yii, Cake)

Distributed systems and event-driven architecture

Software design patterns

Test automation (PHPUnit or equivalent)

Relational databases (MySQL)

Core AWS services

Git and branching strategies

Job description

Founded in 2008, CitNOW is an innovative, enterprise-level software product suite that allows automotive dealerships globally to sell more vehicles and parts more profitably. CitNOW’s app-based platform provides a secure, brand-compliant solution – for dealers to build trust, transparency and long-lasting relationships.

CitNOW Group was formed in 2021 to unite a portfolio of 12 global software companies leveraging innovation to aid retailers and manufacturers in delivering an outstanding customer experience. We have over 300 employees worldwide who all contribute to our vision to provide market-leading automotive solutions to drive efficiencies, seamlessly transforming every customer moment.

The CitNOW Group is no ordinary technology company, we live a series of One Team values and this guiding principle forms the foundation of CitNOW Group’s award winning, collaborative and inclusive culture.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and diligent Senior PHP Engineer to join our Software Engineering team working on our primary platform. You will be working in an agile environment on a high-scale product used in 82 countries, processing 1-2 million videos per month.

We are undertaking a major programme of transformation to re-platform our monolithic application into multiple modern codebases leveraging a combination of technologies and frameworks.

As a senior member of the team, you will be directly involved with shaping the technical direction of the platform and contributing to the thought-space around architecture.

You will be working in an agile environment with other highly skilled people, working in harmony with our other back-end engineering cluster (Python), our front-end engineering team (React) and the mobile-app development team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Write well-designed, maintainable and testable code
• Contribute to platform documentation, creating a growing knowledgebase for the business to lean on
• Contribute to the overall refinement, specification and estimation of work
• Coach/mentor other members of the team in software engineering
• Help the team adhere to coding standards and departmental delivery standards
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, providing technical support where possible and ensuring that solutions are implemented or the situation is documented for future reference
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies and trends
• Adopt a “you build it, you run it” mentality with regards to the performance and security of your work
• Line management responsibilities may be required as the team continues to grow

We are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing large, complex software systems in a senior role
• Excellent understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture and service-oriented architecture
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and their practical application
• Proven experience with PHP MVC frameworks (Zend, Symfony, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Yii, Cake etc)
• Familiarity with safe practices for upgrading legacy PHP projects and using assistive tools
• Experience across a broad range of PHP versions (5.6 to 8.2) to support modernisation initiatives
• Strong experience in test automation within an engineering environment (PHPUnit or equivalent)
• Experience working with IPaaS platforms (MuleSoft, Anypoint, SnapLogic, Boomi, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases (preferably MySQL) with a strong focus on performance and optimisation
• Working knowledge of core AWS services and how they relate
• Familiarity with Git and branching strategies

In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits package is second to none. Employee wellbeing is at the heart of our people strategy, with a number of innovative wellness initiatives such as flexi-time, where employees can vary their start and finish times within our core business hours and/or extend their lunch break by up to 2 hours per day. Employees also benefit from an additional two half days paid leave per year to focus on their personal wellbeing.

We recognise the development of our people is vital to the ongoing success of the business and proudly promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement, along with opportunities to develop and progress a successful career with us.

The CitNOW Group is an equal opportunities employer that celebrates diversity across our international teams. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone’s individuality is valued.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Software Development