Senior Software Engineer

Passenger; Hurn; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech for good company in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead development on innovative solutions using PHP and JavaScript. This role offers remote work flexibility with a salary of up to £65,000. Candidates should have extensive experience in full-stack development and a passion for mentoring others, with opportunities for professional growth and wellness benefits.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Private medical health care

Company-sponsored lunches

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Two paid charity days per year

Holiday buy

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in a senior role.
• Expertise in designing and testing robust applications.
• Ability to operate production services and troubleshoot issues.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead development on feature sets.
• Design, code, test, and document complex solutions.
• Participate in on-call support for service faults.

Skills

PHP frameworks like Symfony

JavaScript

TypeScript

Full-stack development

Agile methodologies

Coaching and mentoring

Job description

At Passenger, we build technology for good, and we're looking for a like-minded Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about delivering a positive impact on the world around us.

You’ll join an existing team of talented engineers, bringing your can‑do attitude to help us plan, deliver, and improve complex systems. You’ll primarily be working hands‑on with the Symfony framework deploying to AWS to solve interesting challenges every day.

About you

You are a highly competent Senior Software Engineer with 3 or more years of professional experience in a senior role, comfortable in environments where scale and agility are critical. You truly excel at owning the full software lifecycle, driven to deliver high‑quality features with minimal guidance.

Technically, you are a full‑stack expert, comfortable with PHP frameworks like Symfony (or similar) and front‑end technologies using JavaScript / TypeScript. You are a standout engineer who applies a deep ability to design and test solutions, using a quality‑first approach to build applications that are robust, secure, scalable, and accessible.

More than just a coder, you are a leader who uses your whole‑system knowledge to coach and mentor junior colleagues, and are always proactive about identifying and improving team processes.

Key responsibilities

Your primary focus will be to plan and lead development on feature sets, coordinating the technical build across different parts of our architecture. You will be expected to design, code, test, and document solutions of medium‑to‑high complexity, ensuring technical ownership throughout.

This role requires you to operate the production services you build, meaning you’ll be actively involved in ensuring our services meet all performance KPIs. When incidents occur, you’re critical in quickly identifying, locating, and fixing service faults, which includes taking part in the out‑of‑hours on‑call structure. Finally, you will actively contribute to team improvement, sharing knowledge and experience to help us all get better at what we do.

Location

We’re looking for someone to join our team in a remote role. We value in‑person connections and require you to attend our office at least four times a year for team collaboration and company events.

If you live within a 35‑mile radius of our office, you’re welcome to work from there as often as you like, five days a week. This offers you the best of both worlds : the flexibility of remote work with the option to connect in person whenever it suits you.

What we offer

Starting annual salary up to £65,000 depending on experience

Flexible working hours

The opportunity to work in technology for good and to help build a future where sustainable, shared transport comes first.

The opportunity to work remotely most days and join us at our friendly HQ in Bournemouth, with fantastic facilities including showers, bike storage, snacks and refreshments.

Company‑sponsored lunches, away days, and celebrations.

Colleagues and managers who support you to be the best you can be with quarterly reviews, structured CPD and a dedicated training budget to help you grow as a person and progress within the company.

Private medical health care, with medical history disregarded for yourself & your family.

Health Cash Plan to cover the costs of day‑to‑day healthcare and well‑being support.

Two paid charity days per year

Cycle to work scheme.

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

Employee referral scheme.

Holiday buy

Length of service recognition benefits (additional annual leave and pension contributions

EMI Share options, which increase with length of service.

This role requires an annual basic background (DBS) check due to data access of vulnerable groups (children, disabled adults, and the elderly).

Passenger is an equal opportunities employer