Software Engineer - PHP / Laravel in Ipswich, United Kingdom

Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel

A fantastic opportunity for a Software Engineer to join a growing tech-for-good company building software that makes a positive difference to people’s everyday lives. Working within a collaborative engineering team, you will work on varied technical challenges, from developing new functionality to connecting systems and improving performance. This role would suit a Developer with commercial PHP and Laravel experience who enjoys hands-on development and solving problems alongside colleagues.

Location: Near Ipswich, Suffolk – hybrid working with mandatory office attendance every Tuesday and Friday. These days are fixed, so applicants must be able to meet this working pattern.

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Requirements for Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel:

• Commercial experience developing applications using PHP and Laravel
  
• Experience working with modern frontend frameworks or libraries, ideally React
  
• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL
  
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming, software design patterns and testing
  
• Experience using Git-based source control
  
• A logical approach to problem-solving and the ability to translate requirements into working software
  
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues
  
• Comfortable adapting to changing requirements within a fast-paced development environment
  
• Experience with message queues and event-driven architecture is beneficial
  
• Experience with caching, containerisation or deployment tooling is beneficial
  
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
  

Responsibilities for Software Engineer – PHP / Laravel:

• Develop and improve PHP and Laravel applications, APIs and supporting services
  
• Build user-facing functionality and the backend systems that support it
  
• Work with engineers, QA testers and wider stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable software
  
• Contribute to integrations that allow applications and external systems to work together
  
• Investigate technical issues and help improve application security, performance and reliability
  
• Write tests, participate in code reviews and support software releases
  
• Contribute ideas to technical discussions and improvements to development practices
  

What this role offers:

• The opportunity to work for a tech-for-good company, building useful software with a positive real-world impact
  
• Varied technical work across applications, APIs and integrations, with opportunities to broaden your skills
  
• A welcoming, collaborative team where developers share ideas and work together to solve problems
  

Applications:

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