Senior PHP Engineer – Hybrid, Greenfield & TDD

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior PHP Engineer in Fareham to join an entrepreneurial tech business. The role sits in a LAMP environment with a focus on backend development, TDD and Agile practices.

You’ll work on modern PHP, MySQL and cloud tools (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, Docker) with ongoing data migration, security and storage optimisations. Office-based for 3 months, then hybrid thereafter, with a competitive £60k salary plus bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• Senior PHP Engineer with strong OOP, PHP5+ and MySQL experience.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS/GCP and Docker in a LAMP stack.
• Experience with TDD, Agile practices and code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop the product and internal websites.
• Support data migration and ongoing maintenance.
• Focus on backend development, security and storage services.

Skills

OOP

PHP5+

MySQL

Git

TDD

Code Review

Load Balancing

Tools

Kubernetes

Google Cloud / AWS

Docker

Job description

Spectrum IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior PHP Engineer in Fareham to join an entrepreneurial tech business. The role sits in a LAMP environment with a focus on backend development, TDD and Agile practices.

You’ll work on modern PHP, MySQL and cloud tools (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, Docker) with ongoing data migration, security and storage optimisations. Office-based for 3 months, then hybrid thereafter, with a competitive £60k salary plus bonus and benefits.