Senior PHP Developer

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OverviewRole: Senior PHP DeveloperLocation: South Manchester (Hybrid Working)We’re looking for a seasoned PHP developer who’s just as confident writing clean Laravel code as they are setting up the infrastructure that runs it.You’ll be comfortable working across the stack, from application architecture to AWS configuration, with a focus on building reliable, scalable systems.You’ll value clean code, automated testing, and smooth deployments. Whether it’s debugging a complex Laravel issue, improving database performance, or containerising applications, you’ll take a thoughtful, hands-on approach.What You’ll DoLead and grow a new platform team, shaping the future of our PHP/Laravel productSet coding standards and mentor developers, fostering a strong engineering cultureArchitect new features and improve performance of existing systemsOptimise queries, implement caching, and scale databases effectivelyIntroduce containerisation and modern CI/CD pipelinesApply Infrastructure as Code principles to manage and scale environmentsOwn key decisions across both application and infrastructureWhat You’ll BringStrong Laravel/PHP experience in production environmentsSolid AWS knowledge, with experience deploying PHP applications at scaleExperience with Docker and containerisationProven background in building and improving CI/CD pipelinesStrong ability to optimise database performance and implement caching strategiesUnderstanding of Infrastructure as Code practicesPragmatic problem-solving, with a clear sense of when to build vs buyAbility to work independently and drive technical initiativesWhy This Role?This is an opportunity to step into a hands-on lead position where you’ll shape both the application and infrastructure for a growing business.You’ll work directly with leadership, influence key technical decisions, and play a key role in building the team as it expands.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionSoftware Development #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Location:
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime

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