Salary: £35,000 - 50,000 per year Requirements: 3 years of experience writing and maintaining PHP code Strong understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and clean, maintainable architecture Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and back-end services for web applications Solid grasp of secure coding practices, performance tuning, and efficient database interaction (e.g. MySQL/PostgreSQL) Ability to collaborate well within a growing development team, reviewing and giving constructive feedback on pull requests Good problem-solving and software design skills Familiarity with version control (Git), automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines Comfortable working in a hybrid or remote team, managing your own time and communicating clearly Nice to have: Experience working with Docker, cloud platforms (AWS), or containerized dev environments Familiarity with headless CMS platforms or content APIs Some front-end skills or awareness Responsibilities: Developing internal tools and customer-facing systems, writing clean, maintainable PHP code to build and improve back-end services and APIs Collaborating with front-end and full-stack developers to deliver features that are secure, efficient, and great to use Contributing to the design and architecture of new features and systems Taking ownership of your work, and pride in what you do - from scoping and estimating to development, testing, and deployment Troubleshooting, debugging and fixing real-world problems, digging into bug reports, logs, and manual testing Reviewing and critiquing pull requests to provide positive feedback Shipping robust, high-quality code quickly, without cutting corners Working on both legacy systems and greenfield projects Technologies: AWS CI/CD Cloud CMS Docker Git MySQL OOP PHP PostgreSQL Web AI Support Mobile REST Security More: We are a dynamic team based in Macclesfield, offering hybrid or remote work options. You will be a key voice in shaping how we build, test, and ship software, directly impacting our internal tools and public-facing apps. Join us to work with a thoughtful and experienced team that values quality code and your professional development. We provide a flexible working environment, a supportive culture, and various benefits including a competitive salary, performance bonuses, gym memberships, and private medical insurance. last updated 8 week of 2026