ByteHire
ByteHire

Senior PHP Developer

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    England, United Kingdom
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About

Senior Software Engineer (PHP) Role Overview

Join a dynamic fintech company that's reshaping consumer finance with innovative technologies.

We offer an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in a collaborative and ambitious team setting.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain high-quality software solutions that are robust, scalable, testable, and maintainable.
  • Leverage advanced technologies, including AI, to automate workflows and reduce manual workloads.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.
  • Identify inefficiencies and design tailored tools to address complex operational challenges.
  • 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 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.

Nice-to-have skills

  • PHP
  • Symfony
  • Zend
  • Laravel
  • AWS
  • Microservices
  • Distributed Systems
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Kotlin
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • RabbitMQ
  • Behat
  • PHPUnit
  • Jest
  • Selenium
  • Github
  • Slack
  • JIRA
  • Jenkins
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • England, United Kingdom

Work experience

  • Backend
  • Data Engineer
  • Fullstack

Languages

  • English