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Software Engineer (PHP / JavaScript)

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Summary

A PHP/JavaScript software engineer in Bristol building and testing business-critical, API-driven backend systems using PHP with Symfony or Laravel plus a modern JavaScript framework such as Vue, with emphasis on OOP, SOLID design and long-term maintainability.

Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Strong commercial experience with PHP in a modern framework such as Symfony or Laravel in an enterprise or business-critical environment
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and how to structure systems for long-term maintainability
  • Experience building and testing API-driven backend systems, with unit and functional tests as a normal part of our work
  • Comfortable working with a modern JavaScript framework such as Vue or React as part of a full-stack workflow
  • Happy working in a small, collaborative team where you take real ownership, communicate clearly, and enjoy being close to the commercial side of the business
  • Nice to have experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases, Dockerised applications, AWS-hosted environments, and using AI tools to improve productivity or code quality
Responsibilities:
  • Design, build, and maintain backend-heavy features across internal systems that support operations, reporting, analytics, and the B2B portal
  • Work closely with our Head of Development to shape solution design, architecture, and technical direction
  • Write clean, testable, SOLID-compliant PHP using Symfony, with strong unit and functional test coverage as part of everyday development
  • Contribute to and improve shared standards, code reviews, CI, and deployment practices, including the growing use of AI tools in the workflow
  • Work with business users across sales and operations to understand requirements, refine ideas, and turn them into pragmatic, maintainable solutions
  • Help evolve our platform and infrastructure using technologies such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Vue.js, AWS, and Docker
Technologies:
  • AI
  • API
  • AWS
  • Backend
  • ClickHouse
  • Support
  • JavaScript
  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST
  • React
  • Symfony
  • Vue
  • Cloud
  • Docker
  • Java

More:

We are a small, profitable B2B luxury fashion distribution business based in Bristol, working in a hybrid setup with typically one day a week in the office and the rest remotely. We partner with global brands to turn problematic wholesale into a controlled, profitable channel, and our close-knit team across sales, operations, and IT values team fit, attitude, communication, and a flexible, grown-up approach to work. In-house development is treated as a strategic function, giving real ownership and the chance to build business-critical software that directly impacts how we operate and make money. The role offers a salary of £50,000 to £60,000, plus 28 days holiday, bank holidays, PMI, pension, and social events.

last updated 36 week of 2026

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