Overview
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Department: Development
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Warwick
At Bright, we create cutting-edge software for accounting, payroll, tax, and practice management, supported by a team of talented individuals who are passionate about making a difference. Together, we lead the industry with innovative solutions and unparalleled customer support.
We’re all about creating opportunities for businesses to succeed—and for you to shine. Join us, and be part of a supportive, collaborative team that values your voice and contributions.
The Opportunity
The Senior Software Engineer at Bright will be a key contributor to our Practice Management Team. This role will focus on developing high-quality, scalable RESTful APIs and backend solutions using PHP, the Laravel ecosystem (including Illuminate components and related tooling), and bespoke frameworks. These solutions power our AI-driven features, our SaaS products, integrations with third parties as well as provide a public facing API for use by our customers.
Experience with front end development using a JavaScript framework would be beneficial, though not necessary. The successful candidate will work collaboratively in cross-functional teams to deliver impactful projects that are core to driving the business forward.
Key Responsibilities
* Drive the technical architecture and design of web-based applications and services, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and efficient.
* Build RESTful APIs for use internally and externally.
* Write well-tested, well-documented, and maintainable code.
* Deploy, monitor, and optimise software in production, ensuring they perform at scale and meet product requirements.
* Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical issues.
* Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies and best practices in software engineering.
* Identify opportunities for improve development practices, tools, code health and maintainability in collaboration with the wider engineering community. Configure builds and automated tests to execute reliably and efficiently in CI/CD environments.
* Foster a collaborative environment by working closely within cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
What are we looking for?
* Experience building modern web applications and APIs with PHP and MySQL.
* Experience with Laravel (or Illuminate components) and/or other modern PHP frameworks.
* Experience with writing unit tests or test-driven development is an advantage.
* Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP.
* Configure, deploy, and run services in containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Experience building web front ends in JavaScript would be an advantage, though not necessary.
* Be self-driven and interested in growing your skills and knowledge.
* Experience working in a fast-moving agile environment.
* Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices and tools.
Benefits Include
* Performance Based Bonus
* Company pension
* Life Insurance
* Health Insurance
* Referral Programme
* Free onsite food
* Cycle to work scheme
* On-site parking
* Work from home
* Company events
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Software Development
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