Mid-Level PHP / Symfony Developer
Location: Leeds (Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite, Monday & Thursday)
Salary: Up to £45,000 (DOE)
The opportunity:
We’re looking for a Mid-Level PHP / Symfony Developer to join a growing engineering team building modern digital platforms used by education professionals worldwide.
This is a backend-focused role working across web applications and APIs within a collaborative, close-knit technology team. You’ll play a key role in developing new functionality, maintaining existing systems, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of a modern platform environment.
The role would suit someone who enjoys writing clean, maintainable code, solving technical problems, and working within a supportive engineering culture that values collaboration, continuous learning, and progression.
Although the role is predominantly backend-focused, there may be opportunities to contribute to frontend development when required, making it a great opportunity for someone looking to broaden their technical exposure over time.
You’ll join a small team where culture and teamwork are genuinely important, with clear progression opportunities available as the engineering function continues to grow.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Mid-Level PHP / Symfony Developer, you’ll work closely with developers, QA engineers, and stakeholders to deliver scalable web applications and APIs using modern development practices.
Key responsibilities include:
Developing and maintaining Symfony-based backend applications and APIs
Writing clean, scalable, and well-documented PHP code
Building and improving RESTful API integrations and services
Supporting existing systems, troubleshooting issues, and resolving bugs
Collaborating with frontend developers and wider technical teams
Contributing to code reviews, testing, and CI/CD processes
Supporting deployments and integrations within AWS environments
Contributing ideas to improve architecture, tooling, and development workflows
Helping maintain technical documentation and development standards
Occasionally supporting frontend development work where required
Core technology stack:
PHP 8
Symfony 6
MySQL
Doctrine ORM
AWS (EC2 / Lambda)
Docker
Git / CI/CD pipelines
Jira
React / TypeScript frontend environment
What we’re looking for:
Essential experience:
Commercial experience with PHP and Symfony
Strong understanding of RESTful API development
Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL
Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Good communication and collaboration skills
Desirable / bonus experience:
Frontend exposure with JavaScript, TypeScript, or React
Experience working with Docker or containerised environments
Exposure to AWS services and cloud deployments
Experience working within Agile teams
Knowledge of automated testing frameworks such as PHPUnit or Codeception
Understanding of serverless or microservice-based architectures
About you:
You’re a proactive developer who enjoys learning and improving
You take pride in producing clean, reliable code
You enjoy collaborating within a supportive team environment
You’re comfortable taking ownership of your work and contributing ideas
You’re adaptable and happy working across both new feature development and existing systems
You’re looking for a role where you can continue to grow technically and professionally