PHP Developer (12-month FTC) - EU Remote

PHP Developer – 12-month FTC – EU (remote)

We’re Terminalfour – Nice to meet you.

Terminalfour is the leading digital engagement and web content management platform for universities and colleges. We work with over 250 higher education institutions helping them to drive student recruitment, retention, alumni fundraising, and research promotion by maximizing the impact of their digital and content strategies.

We are a fully remote company, providing all the tools you need to work seamlessly from home, including a laptop, monitors, and a desk. Prefer to use your own equipment? Our Bring Your Own Device policy gives you that flexibility.

At Terminalfour, your wellbeing matters. We offer 30 days of annual leave, flexible working hours, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Platform which supports health, wellbeing, and short-term counselling for employees and their families.

We are also committed to your growth; access continuous learning via the Terminalfour and DCM Learning Hub, technical training platforms, and AWS certification support—all paid by us

The Role:

This role supports the enhancement and rollout of platform improvements used across multiple client environments. You will contribute to streamlining upgrade processes and work closely with internal technical teams responsible for infrastructure and operations, utilising PHP to support and enhance functionality.

This role is client-focused, therefore good communication is essential.

This is a unique opportunity for you to work on a significant, organisation-wide initiative, and to develop your skills as part of a dynamic team.

What you will do:

• Design, develop, and document automation tooling to streamline PHP module upgrades across client environments
• Collaborate with the Cloud Operations team to execute upgrade processes, troubleshoot issues, and refine tooling based on operational feedback
• Perform manual upgrades where automation is not feasible
• Conduct testing and validation to ensure system stability and functionality throughout the upgrade
• Support upgrade planning activities, including environment assessment, dependency analysis, and effort estimation

Skills and Experience you will need:

• Strong knowledge of PHP Frameworks (e.g. Laravel) and Object Orientated Programming principles is essential
• Expert knowledge of PHP 7.x to PHP 8.x, specifically PHP 8.3
• Proven experience planning and upgrading production systems to PHP 8.x
• Knowledge of Unit Testing with (e.g. PHP Unit and Jest)
• Experience with GIT workflow.
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, XML, JSON)
• Self-motivated and organised, you enjoy the challenge of achieving tight deadlines in a project-driven environment.
• Strong communication skills
• Fluent English language skills

Skills and Experience that are an advantage:

• Strong knowledge building serverless applications using Amazon Web Services like Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB etc
• AWS certification (Level: Practitioner or above)

At Terminalfour, we look for people who are passionate, curious, and driven to make an impact. If you enjoy solving problems, innovating, and working in a supportive environment, you’ll feel at home here.

Our recruitment process is clear and straightforward, with an application form and some questions, technical test (for technical roles), and Zoom interviews with HR and the Hiring Team.

If this role excites you, we'd love to meet you!

Terminalfour is an equal opportunity employer.

We do not require Recruitment Agency assistance with this role, thank you.