Backend Developer UK £50-£60K

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Backend Developer (PHP)

Remote with the opportunity to work from one of our client offices: Liverpool, Manchester or London

Role Summary:

This is an excellent opportunity to join a team of Talented Back End Developers and work for one of the UK's biggest and renowned primary businesses in their sector.

This is a tremendous opportunity for a professional to work in one of the most exciting industries in the modern job climate.

Person Specification:

We're looking for a talented, career-driven individual to join our client's team who will thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment upholding core values through authenticity. You will be an extremely organised individual who possesses a high level of communication both internally and externally with a desire to achieve, no matter how challenging the request with understanding and compassion.

Essential Requirements:

Minimum 2-3 years Commercial PHP experience

Ability to work with Legacy code

Some experience with Laravel/Lumen (or other Framework)

Comfortable with Object Oriented Design

Web services/RESTful Api

Integrating with 3rd Party Software

Importance of security

MySQL

Debugging skills

Experience with version control (GIT)

Ability to discuss technical solutions with team members/stakeholders and provide innovative new ideas to solutions

Familiarity with Copilot or other AI tools to increase efficiency

Desirable Requirements:

Front End coding - HTML, CSS (SCSS, Styled Components), JavaScript

JavaScript Frameworks (React)

Working with AWS

Experience with Elasticsearch

Optimising slow running MySQL queries

Good understanding of user experience best practice

Maintain a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to accessibility, usability, and emerging technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate

The successful candidate will have a gained a relative computing degree and be able to demonstrate an up-to-date portfolio of work, side projects are advantageous. We are seeking someone who is passionate and love what they do, and looks to continually improve their skills, whilst mentoring others to do the same.

SmartSourcing are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate and value diversity, we are committed to promoting equality and inclusion for all.