Senior PHP Developer

Job Role: Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

Reference: BH-329p

Working Hours: 5 days per week

Job Type: Permanent or Long-term Contract, your preference.

Permanent Salary: £70k to £90k

Location: Fully Remote

About the Company:

Our client is a fast-growing fintech company, focused on reshaping consumer finance by utilising innovative technologies. Known for their dynamic work environment, they provide solutions that make financial services more accessible, efficient, and user-friendly. With significant growth in recent years, the company offers an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in a collaborative and ambitious team setting.

Role overview:

There are 4 different PHP teams that you can potentially join. They’re all working on a variety of different challenging projects.

Responsibilities:

• Technical: Develop and maintain high-quality software solutions, that are robust, scalable, testable, and maintainable.
• Innovation: Leverage advanced technologies, including AI, to automate workflows and reduce manual workloads.
• Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including operations and product management, to deliver impactful solutions.
• Problem Solving: Identify inefficiencies and design tailored tools to address complex operational challenges.
• Ownership: Take end-to-end responsibility for assigned projects, ensuring timely delivery and optimal performance.

Essential Experience:

• Strong experience in backend development, particularly with PHP (modern versions).
• Proficiency in frameworks such as Symfony, Zend, or Laravel
• A solid understanding of software design principles, testing methodologies, and scalable application development.
• Familiarity with cloud-based solutions (e.g., AWS), and microservices architecture / distributed systems architecture
• Familiarity with containerisation tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to delivering solutions.

Desirable Experience:

• Worked in the Finance / FinTech / Banking domain
• Domain Driven Design, Message-Driven Systems and Event Sourcing would be a plus
• Kubernetes
• Kotlin for backend development
• Experience working in a Kanban environment
• Frontend Technologies such as ReactJS
• A desire to learn about Generative AI and LLMs

Company’s Tech Stack:

• Backend: PHP, Symfony, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ
• Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
• Testing: Behat, PHPUnit, Jest, Selenium
• Tooling: GitHub, Slack, Jira, Datadog, Jenkins, Github Actions
• Frontend: React, TypeScript

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• A flexible working environment, including remote options.
• The opportunity to work on high-impact projects with a talented, supportive team.
• Ongoing professional development and access to cutting-edge technology.