Senior PHP Engineer - Build Scalable HR Tech with AI Tools (Remote)

The Citation Group; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Birmingham is seeking a Senior PHP Engineer to design high-performance applications and modernize legacy systems. This remote-first role offers continuous learning, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare discounts and generous holiday allowance. Ideal candidates will have a strong software engineering background, experience with RESTful APIs, and knowledge of AWS and PHP practices. Join an award-winning team dedicated to innovation.

Benefits

Remote-first work

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + birthday off

Healthcare and gym membership discounts

Pension contributions

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a software engineer contributing to production systems at scale.
• Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs.
• Exposure to cloud services and modern deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance, scalable PHP applications.
• Modernize and maintain legacy PHP codebases with continuous refactoring.
• Deploy production code with confidence using Terraform and GitHub Actions.

Skills

Software engineering

Building and maintaining RESTful APIs

Cloud services

Modern PHP practices

Collaboration in cross-functional teams

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Laravel

Job description

A leading tech company in Birmingham is seeking a Senior PHP Engineer to design high-performance applications and modernize legacy systems. This remote-first role offers continuous learning, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare discounts and generous holiday allowance. Ideal candidates will have a strong software engineering background, experience with RESTful APIs, and knowledge of AWS and PHP practices. Join an award-winning team dedicated to innovation.