Hi, I run e-commerce platform for florists in the UK, and we are looking for an experienced, remote backend PHP developer to join our team of 4 developers. The developer can be based outside the UK, but ideally should be available for at least part of the UK working day, especially between 1pm and 5pm UK GMT:0 time. Key skills needed: - Strong Core PHP experience, ideally PHP 8 - Excellent MySQL knowledge, including queries, joins, indexes, schema changes, and debugging data issues - Experience working on e-commerce platforms, including orders, products, checkout, payments etc - Experience with APIs including Stripe, Cloudflare, Google Maps, Mandrill - Cron jobs, Docker, Nginx, PHP-FPM, Jira, Git - Comfortable working with existing and legacy codebases - Performance optimisation - Security best practices - Server management, especially LAMP stack environments The role: - Fix bugs and improve existing functionality - Plan and create new features based on customer tickets - Improve database reliability and performance - Maintain third-party APIs - Communicate clearly, estimate honestly, and document important changes Ideal person: - Careful, reliable, and detail-focused - Strong problem solver who can trace issues through a real production codebase - Happy working on an established custom platform - Understands e-commerce logic and the importance of not breaking live orders or payments Contract and salary: - Long-term role - Work hours: 3-7 hours per day, Monday to Friday - Working window: anytime between 10am and 6pm UK time - Hourly rate: £14-£20 / $18-$27 depending on expertise - Monthly salary: approximately £600-£2,000 / $800-$2,700 depending on hours and experience - Salary and hours are negotiable Current team: - 3 PHP developers - 3 Artworkers/on boarders - 1 Apple developer for the app Benefits: - Part of a small and friendly team - Remote working with stable income - Flexible work hours - Part of a quickly growing business - Wage growth as the platform gains more customers We look forward to hearing from you and potentially welcoming you to our team. Please reply with your relevant PHP/MySQL e-commerce experience, examples of similar systems you have worked on, your availability, and your expected hourly rate.