Software Engineer

Bluecrest Wellness; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a PHP Software Developer for a hybrid role in Worthing. You will join an experienced engineering team, contributing to the design and improvement of software solutions while benefiting from competitive pay and exceptional company perks, including flexible leave and health assessments.

Benefits

Health Assessments

50% off additional testing

23 days annual leave

Employee referral bonus

Matched pension contribution

Employee Charity Sponsorship

Discounted Gym Membership

Home office allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in developing PHP applications.
• Proficiency in using PHP frameworks like Laravel or Symfony.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and collaborative teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop intuitive software in an Agile environment.
• Collaborate with teams to refine client requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and follow coding standards.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Symfony

Git

CI/CD

Object Oriented Programming

API Development

JavaScript

Agile Methodologies

Job description

Software Developer (PHP)

Worthing, West Sussex – Hybrid

Full time/Permanent

Up to £45,000 per year plus various company benefits

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced PHP Software Developer to join our dynamic Engineering team of approximately 20 Software Engineers and Testers. The successful candidate will work closely within an Agile delivery team and have an exciting opportunity to contribute to and shape our technical solutions towards our company vision.

We are looking for someone who has good experience of PHP and PHP frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony, strong working knowledge of source control using Git (we use Bitbucket), and any experience in implementing CI/CD processes.

We'd like you to be passionate about and keep up to date with the latest technology stacks and be a versatile and approachable team player.

What we can offer you in return*

• A competitive salary of up to £45,000 per year
• Four free Health Assessments per year, which can be used by yourself, family or friends
• A further 50% off any additional testing
• 23 days annual leave, rising to 25 days after 1 year, and rising an extra day each year up to 28 days – plus bank holidays on top!
• Sophos@Home protection
• EAP Scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Enhanced family leave
• Life Insurance
• Employee referral bonus scheme of up to £1,000
• Matched company pension (up to 5% or up to capped amount)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Charity Sponsorship Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Home office allowance – yearly allowance of £130 to make working from home more comfortable!

*After qualifying period & subject to terms and conditions and/or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and demonstrate clear understanding of key security principles associated with building modern web-based applications.
• Work with applicable frameworks and existing codebases to resolve issues and complete code reviews.
• Ensure you are proficient in the toolsets required to perform day to day duties.
• Work effectively within a team, providing clear updates to Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and team members.
• Collaborate with team members to determine best practices and client requirements for software.
• Maintain a consistent level of professionalism when communicating with colleagues and clients.
• Adhere to coding standards and secure delivery policies and practices.
• Develop intuitive software that meets and exceeds the needs of the company.
• Actively seek ways to improve business software processes and interactions.
• Work with Product Owner/Scrum Master to scope out work and provide clear estimations.
• Be part of an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
• Provide feedback to team members through Code Review process.
• Engage in training and internal workshops and demonstrate a mindset of continuous learning.
• Take ownership of your own technical development.

Working Hours.

• 37.5 Hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• Either 8-4pm or 9-5pm
• One day per week in the Head Office

Key Skills

• Commercial experience with PHP developing in-house core applications.
• Good knowledge of Object Orientated coding and coding Principles.
• Recent use of PHP frameworks such as Laravel.
• Good knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL.
• Proven experience building and maintaining APIs.
• Updating and altering application features to enhance performance.
• Proficient with code versioning tools.
• Prior working experience in Agile methodologies.
• Experience with JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular or React
• Our systems sit on AWS, so experience with EC2, RDS, S3 and LAMBDA is beneficial but not essential

The next steps…

So, if you think you’ve got some exceptional skills to offer us and Bluecrest feels like a place where you can belong, we’d love to learn more about you.

If your application is successful, the next steps will be a call from a member of our recruitment team to have the chance to get to know each other even better!

Equal Opportunities

Bluecrest Wellness is a proud promoter of the Equality Act 2010. We believe in fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting diversity in our employment practices. We do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, marital status, medical history, parental status or genetic information.

We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and organisational needs.

Our mission at Bluecrest is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

Other Info

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