PHP Developer

Mid-Level PHP Developer – Laravel / CakePHP

Basingstoke (Hybrid - 1 day onsite per week)
£40,000 - £55,000 per annumOverview
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 Dev Ops 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