This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled PHP Developer to join one of our Manufacturing clients, based in South Yorkshire. The organisation is currently going through a large transformation program and requires an extra technical skillset, to join an existing team of 4, to keep up with workload. This is a mostly-remote role, requiring on-site attendance on average once per month.
Details:
Role: PHP Developer
Contract: 6 months
IR35: Outside
Location: South Yorkshire (Hybrid, Once per fortnight)
Day Rate: £325
Start Date: ASAP
What You'll Be Doing
* Building and maintaining high-performance, business-critical web applications.
* Designing and implementing scalable, maintainable backend architectures.
* Developing and integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services.
* Leading by example with clean, well-tested code and sound engineering practices.
* Actively contributing to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
What We’re Looking For
* Extensive hands-on PHP experience, with deep Laravel expertise.
* Strong grasp of software engineering principles and application lifecycle best practices.
* Confident with CLI tools, shell environments, and developer automation workflows.
* Solid experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, MySQL) and query optimisation.
* Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, team-based environments.
* Strong version control knowledge – Git, branching strategies, and release management.
Nice-to-Have Skills
* Experience migrating legacy applications and refactoring outdated codebases.
* Familiarity with microservices and distributed system patterns.
* Proficiency in procedural SQL (e.g., PL/SQL, T-SQL, MySQL stored procedures).
* Exposure to ACCELL/SQL (4GL) – even better if you’ve worked with it in the wild.
* Unix or AIX shell scripting experience.
* Working knowledge of frontend integration: JavaScript, jQuery, XML, Apache, Nginx.