Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel – Mid-Level or Senior

RedTech Recruitment Ltd.; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

RedTech Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a growing tech-for-good company near Ipswich to hire a Software Engineer on PHP/Laravel at mid-level or senior. Hybrid with mandatory office days on Tue and Fri.

You will develop PHP/Laravel applications, APIs and integrations, collaborating with engineers, QA and stakeholders, and taking on technical ownership suited to your experience. Applicants should have strong PHP/Laravel experience, exposure to React, MySQL, testing and Git.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing PHP/Laravel applications.
• Experience with frontend frameworks, ideally React.
• Proficiency in MySQL and relational databases.
• Excellent communication and collaborative teamwork.
• Experience with Git-based version control.
• Senior-level capability: design and deliver features and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve PHP and Laravel apps, APIs and services.
• Build user-facing features and supporting back-end systems.
• Translate requirements with QA and stakeholders into reliable software.
• Develop integrations with external systems.
• Improve security, performance and reliability of applications.
• Contribute to testing, code reviews, deployment and ongoing improvements.
• Own technical design for features and mentor colleagues as needed.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

React

MySQL

OOP & Patterns

Testing

Git

Communication

Technical ownership

Mentoring

Tools

Containerisation

Deployment tooling

Message queues

Job description

Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel – Mid-Level or Senior

A fantastic opportunity for a Software Engineer to join a growing tech-for-good company building software that makes a positive difference to people’s everyday lives. Working within a collaborative engineering team, you will work on varied technical challenges, from developing new functionality to connecting systems and improving performance. The company can consider applicants at mid-level through to senior, with responsibilities and technical ownership tailored to your experience.

Location:

Near Ipswich, Suffolk – hybrid working with mandatory office attendance every Tuesday and Friday. These days are fixed, so applicants must be able to meet this working pattern.

Salary:

£45,000 - £60,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Requirements for Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel – Mid-Level or Senior:

• Strong commercial experience developing applications using PHP and Laravel


• Experience working with modern frontend frameworks or libraries, ideally React


• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL


• Good understanding of object-oriented programming, software design patterns and testing


• Experience using Git-based source control


• Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues


• Comfortable adapting to changing requirements within a fast-paced development environment


• For applicants seeking senior-level responsibility, experience designing and delivering features or smaller software solutions, solving complex technical problems and supporting other developers


• Experience with message queues and event-driven architecture is beneficial


• Experience with caching, containerisation or deployment tooling is beneficial


• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

Responsibilities for Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel – Mid-Level or Senior:

• Develop and improve PHP and Laravel applications, APIs and supporting services


• Build user-facing functionality and the backend systems that support it


• Work with engineers, QA testers and wider stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable software


• Develop integrations that allow applications and external systems to work together


• Investigate technical issues and improve application security, performance and reliability


• Contribute to testing, code reviews, deployment and ongoing improvements


• Depending on your experience, take ownership of technical design for individual features and smaller solutions, contribute to wider design discussions and coach colleagues

What this role offers:

• The opportunity to work for a tech-for-good company, building useful software with a positive real-world impact


• Varied technical work across applications, APIs and integrations, with responsibility reflecting your experience


• A welcoming, collaborative team where developers share ideas and work together to solve problems

RedTech Recruitment Ltd focus on finding roles for Engineers and Scientists. Even if the above role isn’t of interest, please visit our website to see our other opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at RedTech. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.