ABOUT US
Via an integrated capabilities, Transform, Tech & Talent, we deliver AI-powered solutions that help clients navigate complexity, accelerate change, and unlock competitive advantage. We enable organisations to adopt and scale artificial intelligence effectively, turning potential into performance.
We are results-driven, combining cutting-edge AI technologies with exceptional talent to solve complex challenges. We work in close partnership with our clients, aligning intelligent innovation with long-term strategic goals to deliver meaningful, measurable transformation.
Our global team is made up of passionate, highly skilled individuals with experience spanning software engineering through to technology strategy development and change management. We collaborate seamlessly, operating with agility and openness to deliver impact, whether delivering a standalone technology solution or embedding AI across an organisation as part of a broader transformation programme.
THE ROLE
We are now looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a background in PHP to join the team. The successful candidate will contribute to the design and development of software systems on behalf of our clients. You will be responsible for ensuring any assigned project work is delivered on time and to a high standard and play a key role in demonstrating software solutions to your team members and clients. The contract currently runs until the end of April. This is a hybrid role, with 3 days a week in our Leeds city centre office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Supporting in the development of complex software systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
* Ensuring any solutions align with client requirements.
* Contributing to discussions concerning solution design, working closely with Senior and Principal Developers.
* Determining the structure and design of web pages, optimising for speed and scalability.
* Maintaining high quality code with clear and comprehensive documentation
* Participating in coding reviews and adhering to coding guidelines, identifying and resolving coding problems.
* Implementing design patterns to support solution development.
* Identifying and rectifying security weaknesses within project solutions, ensuring source code, configuration, and systems are kept secure.
* Undertaking training courses as required, actively engaging with learning opportunities as and when they arise.
* Participate in knowledge sharing with the wider development team, providing guidance to junior team members where appropriate.
* Working closely with cross-functional teams, including project management, quality assurance, and operations, to ensure successful software delivery.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Degree in computer science or related field.
* Experience of LAMP stack.
* Experience of working as a Software Engineer in a cloud/PHP environment.
* Experience working in an Agile software development setup.
* Strong experience of APIs (design and implementation) and Web services.
* Strong backend and database skills.
* Strong experience of cloud SaaS platforms (AWS and/or Azure and/or GCP).
* Advanced knowledge of GIT.
* Understanding of CI/CD systems & pipelines (TeamCity, GitHub Actions, etc.).
* Experience of monitoring and logging techniques.
* Basic foundations in security considerations.
* Proven track record of writing clean, fast, modern, quality PHP code.
* Knowledge of Object-Oriented native PHP programming.
* Understanding design patterns (MVC, Strategy, etc.)
* Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
* Experience of writing unit tests with PHPUnit and/or Pest.
* Understanding of front-end technologies such as jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3.
* Strong knowledge of web security, web server exploits, and their solutions.
* Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
* Understanding user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
* Understanding the integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
* Creating database migrations that represent and support business processes.
* Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages.
* Familiarity with Code Review processes.