PHP Dev

Posted 26 May 2026
LocationUnited Kingdom
Discipline Cloud & DevOps
Reference7477

Job description

JOB TITLE
PHP Developer
LOCATION
Birmingham, West Midlands
(Hybrid – 1 day per month in the office)

SALARY
Up to £40,000 per annum
  • competitive benefits package
WAY OF WORKING
  • Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
  • Permanent
  • Hybrid working – remote-first with 1 day per month onsite
THE BUSINESS
This organisation is a well‑established UK digital business operating within the travel and leisure sector. With a strong online presence and a reputation for innovation, the company continues to invest heavily in its technology platform to support growth, improve customer experience, and scale its services.
The business has a collaborative engineering culture, modern development practices, and a clear technology roadmap. This role has been created as part of continued investment in their in‑house development team to support new features, platform optimisation, and long‑term digital transformation.
THE PHP DEVELOPER OPPORTUNITY
As a PHP Developer, you will play a key role in building, maintaining, and enhancing high‑traffic web applications that directly impact customer experience and commercial performance. Key responsibilities include:
  • Designing, developing, and maintaining PHP‑based applications and APIs
  • Working closely with product owners, designers, and other developers to deliver new features
  • Improving performance, scalability, and security of existing systems
  • Writing clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code
  • Contributing to technical decisions and best practices across the development team

YOUR KEY SKILLS
  • Strong commercial experience with PHP
  • Experience working with modern PHP frameworks (e.g. Laravel, Symfony or similar)
  • Solid understanding of MySQL / relational databases
  • Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Familiarity with Git version control and collaborative development workflows
  • Exposure to front‑end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  • Comfortable working in an agile / sprint‑based environment
  • Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, or eCommerce platforms would be beneficial
WHY APPLY?
  • Salary up to £60,000
  • Highly remote‑friendly working model (only 1 day per month in the office)
  • Work on large‑scale, customer‑facing digital platforms
  • Collaborative, supportive engineering culture
  • Long‑term career progression within a stable and growing business
APPLY NOW
If you’re a PHP Developer looking for a remote‑first role with a modern tech stack and real business impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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