Senior PHP Developer

Employment Type: Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm UK time)

Location: United Kingdom (Remote)

Exchange My Car is a fast-growing UK-based tech platform transforming how people sell their vehicles. We provide a fast, transparent and hassle-free alternative to traditional selling methods.

As we grow rapidly, we are looking for a Senior PHP Developer to play a key role in modernising our systems, introducing engineering best practices, and helping scale our platform for the next stage of growth.

• 6+ years of professional PHP development experience
• Strong experience with modern PHP (PHP 8+)
• Experience working with modern MVC frameworks (e.g. Code Igniter, Laravel, Symfony)
• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Git Hub Copilot) as part of your day-to-day development workflow
• Experience in improving or modernising legacy systems
• Solid understanding of OOP and SOLID principles
• Understanding of design patterns and clean architecture
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Strong knowledge of Git and collaborative workflows
• Experience with Composer and dependency management
• Experience implementing automated testing (e.g. PHPUnit)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment best practices
• Experience with performance optimisation and scalability improvements
• Project management or technical leadership experience, including planning, prioritising and delivering work to deadlines
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

• An efficient, methodical approach to planning, building and testing
• The ability to explain technical matters clearly to non-technical colleagues
• Comfort working closely with marketing, operations and leadership teams to turn business needs into technical solutions
• A sense of ownership and accountability for the quality of your work
• A proactive mindset, spotting problems early and suggesting practical improvements

As a Senior PHP Developer, you will:

• Lead improvements to our PHP architecture and codebase
• Introduce modern engineering best practices, including the effective use of AI coding tools
• Develop, improve and modernise PHP applications (including legacy Code Igniter components where applicable)
• Plan and manage technical projects from scoping through to delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional and non-technical teams to design, develop and implement new features
• Write clean, efficient and well-documented code
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues to ensure optimal performance
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices in web development
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmap planning
• Mentor other developers and raise engineering standards across the team

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Opportunity to shape technical standards
• A growing product with strong market demand
• A collaborative, fast-moving team
• Long-term growth opportunity within the company