Senior PHP Developer

• Basingstoke (Hybrid – 1 day onsite per week)
• Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 per annum
• Develop and maintain backend systems using PHP (Laravel/CakePHP).
• Deliver features end-to-end, from design and development through to testing and deployment.
• Enhance and modernise legacy CakePHP applications.
• Build and maintain APIs, integrations, and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD processes.
• Support architecture decisions, technical improvements, and reduction of technical debt.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support continuous improvement.
• Mentor developers through knowledge sharing, coaching, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, QA, DevOps, and wider technology teams.
• 5+ years’ commercial experience in PHP development.
• Strong experience with PHP 7.4 (CakePHP) and PHP 8+ (Laravel/Symfony).
• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong MySQL knowledge, including query optimisation and performance tuning.
• Understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, Git, Docker, and Linux/WSL environments.
• Strong experience with unit testing, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Exposure to Vue.js/Nuxt, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, messaging technologies, microservices, or event-driven architectures is desirable.
• Experience working within regulated industries such as Insurance or Financial Services is beneficial.

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