Senior PHP Developer

Senior PHP Developer

Location: Hertfordshire / Hybrid (2 days onsite)

PHP - LAMP - JavaScript - HTML - CSS - Linux - MySQL

About the Opportunity

An established technology business is looking to add an experienced PHP Developer to its engineering team. This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale web applications, contribute to platform enhancements, and play a key role in the ongoing development of business-critical systems.

The successful candidate will work closely with developers, QA engineers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions while helping shape technical direction and development best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance PHP-based web applications.

• Deliver clean, secure, and scalable code following development best practices.

• Design and optimise databases and application performance.

• Build new features and improve existing functionality across the platform.

• Participate in code reviews, testing, and quality assurance activities.

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver technical solutions.

• Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve application and production issues.

• Produce technical documentation and contribute to architectural decisions.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including refactoring and process enhancements.

• Collaborate with developers, QA teams, and support functions to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong commercial experience with PHP development without relying on Frameworks

• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL or MariaDB.

• Solid understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and web application architecture.

• Experience working within Linux-based development environments.

• Strong understanding of secure coding principles and software engineering best practices.

• Ability to design scalable systems and optimise application performance.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Desirable

• Experience with caching and performance technologies.

• Knowledge of distributed storage solutions.

• Exposure to CI/CD processes and automated deployment practices.

• Understanding of SEO, localisation, and large-scale web platforms.

Senior PHP Developer

Location: Hertfordshire / Hybrid (2 days onsite)

PHP - LAMP - JavaScript - HTML - CSS - Linux - MySQL