PHP Developer

Job Summary
You will work within our Software Engineering team to further develop our world class, web-based,
healthcare platform.

Key Responsibilities:
● Working alongside an experienced team of developers to implement features, resolve bugs
and develop technical improvements
● Following Agile development methodologies to deliver high quality, working software on a
timely basis
● Performing code reviews and contributing to technical design discussions
● Working with the broader business, including QA and Product teams, in a professional and
adaptable manner, to ensure the completion of projects in line with customer and business
expectations

Essential Skills & Experience:
● A background in computer science and software engineering
● Extensive experience working as a back-end developer on enterprise level, object orientated
PHP applications.
● Comfortable working as part of an Agile team, in a collaborative environment where sharing
of ideas and working together is encouraged.
● Able to solve complex business problems using PHP code
● A strong grasp of object orientated programming principles, patterns and practices.
● Recent and substantial experience using the Symfony framework (v2 or above)
● A good understanding of both monolithic and distributed Web application architecture,
including the HTTP protocol, session management, APIs and authentication.
● Experience using BASH, Vagrant and GIT on a daily basis
● A good level of fluency in SQL, familiarity with database administration and optimisation
● Some experience with front-end technologies such as JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, SCSS,
WebPack, Yarn, React, Angular
Preferred Skills & Experience
● Testing frameworks such as PHPUnit and Codeception
● Prior experience with other programming languages. The ability and willingness to pick up
new languages quickly when required will be a definite bonus.
● Experience of queue technologies (eg RabbitMQ) advantageous
● Experience of other relevant technologies, such as CI, build and test automation (Jenkins)
and containerisation (Docker).
● Familiarity with the Atlassian suite of software including Jira, Bitbucket and Confluence
Additional Requirements:
● Fluency in English (written/oral)
● Innovative and collaborative mind-set
● Proactive
● Honest and accountable
● Customer and business orientated