PHP Developer
Mid-Level PHP Developer – Laravel / CakePHP
A growing organisation is looking for an experienced Mid-level PHP Developer to join their technology team, supporting the development and improvement of business-critical CRM applications.
Working within a cross-functional Scrum team, this role will deliver new functionality, improve existing systems, and support the continued evolution of applications to meet changing business needs.
This is an opportunity for a skilled PHP Developer to work in a collaborative Agile environment, delivering high-quality software solutions alongside developers, QA, Business Analysts, and DevOps teams.
Roles & Responsibilities
Skills & Experience
- Basingstoke (Hybrid - 1 day onsite per week)
- £40,000 - £55,000 per annum
A growing organisation is looking for an experienced Mid-level PHP Developer to join their technology team, supporting the development and improvement of business-critical CRM applications.
Working within a cross-functional Scrum team, this role will deliver new functionality, improve existing systems, and support the continued evolution of applications to meet changing business needs.
This is an opportunity for a skilled PHP Developer to work in a collaborative Agile environment, delivering high-quality software solutions alongside developers, QA, Business Analysts, and DevOps teams.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend applications using PHP, Laravel, and CakePHP.
- Deliver features across development, testing, and deployment.
- Maintain and enhance existing and legacy CakePHP applications.
- Build and support APIs and backend services.
- Write clean, maintainable code following best practices.
- Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD.
- Support system design, integrations, and technical improvements.
- Work within Agile teams and collaborate with wider technology teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability, and reduce technical debt.
Skills & Experience
- 3+ years of commercial PHP development experience.
- Strong experience with PHP 7.4/CakePHP and PHP 8+/Laravel/Symfony.
- Experience developing backend systems and APIs.
- Good knowledge of MySQL, including query and performance optimisation.
- Working knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS.
- Experience with Git, branching, and pull requests.
- Familiarity with Docker and Linux/WSL environments.
- Experience with unit and automated testing.
- Understanding of clean code, software design principles, and coding standards.
- Exposure to Vue.js/Nuxt, Azure, CI/CD, messaging, or microservices is a plus.