Senior PHP Software Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and rapidly growing E-Commerce startup as a Senior PHP Software Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality coding while driving key projects to completion. With a mission to expand operations across 100 countries, this innovative company offers a fully remote working environment and the chance to have a direct impact on the business's growth. If you are passionate about technology and eager to contribute to a high-growth environment, this is the opportunity for you. Take the next step in your career and help shape the future of E-Commerce!

Benefits

Share Scheme

Fully Remote Working

High Growth Potential

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PHP experience with a focus on high-quality coding.
• Experience in mentoring junior developers and conducting code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Conduct code reviews and promote good development practices.
• Ensure timely delivery of key projects with high coding standards.

Skills

PHP Software Engineering

Code Reviews

TDD (Test Driven Development)

Unit Testing

SOLID Principles

Mentoring

Growth Mindset

Job description

Base pay range

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Job Overview

We’re looking for a dynamic Senior PHP Software Engineer to lead our rapidly growing development team and drive productivity as we expand our operations internationally.

We are one of the fastest growing E-Commerce startups in the world reaching profitability in Q4 last year and over 150 million in annual turnover. We're on a mission to conquer the E-Commerce market with our sights set on taking sizeable market share from the biggest names in the industry. Having already hit profitability, strong cash reserves in the bank and further VC backing behind us, now is the time to go bigger than ever before. We're aiming to expand our operations to over 100 countries internationally in the next few years with technology at the core of everything we do.

We currently have 8 agile sprint teams in our development department, each made up of a PHP team lead, 2x Snr BE engineers, 1x Snr FE engineer, 1x QA, and 1x Product manager. We are in the process of adding 6 more teams as part of our expansion. We need talented senior PHP Software engineers to join our team. Your role will be hands-on software engineering ensuring high-quality coding standards whilst delivering key projects on time.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a senior engineer within the team conducting code reviews of other developers' code
• Promote good development practices within your sprint team (TDD, Unit Testing, SOLID)
• Ensure key projects are delivered on time

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of PHP Software engineering & highly skilled in writing good quality PHP code
• Experience mentoring and/or managing more junior developers and conducting code reviews
• Experience within a high-paced, growth mindset business
• Ability to manage the delicate balance of coding standards vs key deadlines
• A get-it-done mentality and comfortable working to tight deadlines
• Passion and drive to grow a business, not just work a 9-5

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in the E-Commerce industry
• Familiarity with launching services in new markets/countries

Why Join Us:

• Be part of an ambitious and high-growth startup with huge potential
• Have skin in the game with a share scheme that makes every bit of growth the business achieves benefit you directly
• Up to £60,000 per annum + highly valuable share options
• Fully remote working environment (CANDIDATES MUST BE UK BASED)

How to Apply: Please send your resume and a brief cover letter detailing your experience and interest in the role to [e-mail] or call 02380 765 304

Join us in taking over the E-Commerce industry

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Media, Software Development, and Retail