Senior PHP Engineer at uCheck, Exeter, £Contract Rate

Role Overview:

As an Senior PHP Developer at The Citation Group, you will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our web applications. Working within a dynamic team, you will be responsible for crafting innovative solutions, ensuring the performance and responsiveness of our systems. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams and implementing best practices to deliver high-quality, scalable PHP-based applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain robust PHP-based web applications.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements using server-side logic.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application code to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in PHP development, incorporating best practices and emerging technologies.
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather and understand project requirements.
• Collaborate with other team members to design and implement effective technical solutions.
• Contribute to the entire development lifecycle, including concept, design, build, test, deploy, and support.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a PHP Developer, with a strong portfolio of web applications.
• Solid understanding of PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related web technologies
• Experience with LAMP system administration
• Experience with AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, RDS, SES, SQS, CloudWatch
• Experience with TDD and BDD
• Experience with PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, etc.) and content management systems.
• Database experience, preferably with MySQL or similar relational databases.
• Knowledge of version control systems, such as Git.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies and frameworks is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

About Us

We are The Citation Group. We are far from your average service provider. Our colleagues bring their brilliant selves to work every day and we create an environment where they can shine. We are a nice bunch. We don’t do office politics or “that’s not my job”. We listen, support and take ownership.

We have been proudly delivering valuable HR and Health and Safety services to SME’s across the UK for over 20 years. Passionate about service, we’re on a mission to revolutionise our colleague’s and client’s experience by employing brilliant people who are experts at what they do and smile whilst they are doing it.

Working for Citation you will have access to 25 days holiday, plus your birthday off work, gym membership discount, healthcare, childcare vouchers, the opportunity to purchase extra leave, pension contributions and more.

It’s a great place to work because of the people we employ. Fun and professional, we want likeminded individuals who love to love their job (no ‘mood hoovers’ here thanks!) and want the Company to succeed.

So, if our culture sounds like a good fit for you and you want to be part of our success story, then send us your details.