Senior PHP Developer

Senior PHP DeveloperHybrid Working Hertfordshire (2 days per week in office) PermanentWe''re working with an established software company looking to add a Senior PHP Developer to their engineering team.You''ll join a collaborative team of experienced developers, taking ownership of backend feature development, technical improvements and complex problem solving across a large-scale web platform.The role would suit someone who enjoys working with vanilla PHP, thrives in a hands-on environment and can quickly get to grips with an established codebase whilst contributing new ideas and technical improvements. The RoleYou''ll be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining business critical web applications, delivering new features from concept through to deployment.Working closely with developers, testers and support teams, you''ll help shape technical solutions, reduce technical debt and ensure the platform continues to scale effectively.This is a predominantly backend role, around 70/80% on the backend and 20/30% frontend. Key responsibilities include:Developing new platform features and enhancementsWriting clean, scalable and maintainable PHP code Owning technical solutions from design through to productionRefactoring and improving existing functionalityDesigning and consuming APIsPerformance tuning and database optimisationContributing to code reviews and engineering best practicesSupporting complex third line technical issues when requiredCollaborating with testers, ..... full job details .....