PHP Developer – Doncaster (Hybrid Remote) - £45k

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PHP Developer – Doncaster (Hybrid Remote) - £45k

Remote Work | Laravel / Microservices | New Feature Development | Structured Progression | SOLID Principles

Ada Meher are proud to be partnered with an established development house on the outskirts of Doncaster as they look to recruit a new PHP Developer into one of their development squads to aid with their in-house project work. The company has a team of around 30 devs split into various squads working across a mix of BAU, new platform/feature development and also refactoring older systems to avoid technical debt. They are also doing some early stage R&D work in LLMs and AI.

This company operate on a hybrid remote basis and looking to balance collaboration with the project team in the office and the flexibility of remote work. As such, candidates should be a permanent resident, have the full right to work in the UK and be willing to commute to the Doncaster office 1-2 days a week.
They maintain a strong commitment to standards and quality of code, focusing on the latest PSR standards and SOLID principles. They also priortise promoting staff within over hiring above people and offer a good learning and development opportunity, with licenses for popular learning platforms and accreditations available to all technical staff to help them progress through the ranks.

To be considered:

Strong experience in native PHP
Demonstrable experience with relevant MVC frameworks (Preferably Laravel)
Experience working to SOLID principles
Excellent problem solving skills
Any knowledge of TDD is desirable but not essential
Any knowledge of NLP/LLM would also be a benefitThe company in question is a market leader not only in the solutions that they provide to their clients internationally but also the technology they work on and the environment they create with many perks such as flexible working hours and amazing progression opportunity. They aspire to create a relaxed environment where people can work on forward thinking technology solutions.

This PHP Developer role is attracting a high number of applicants at the moment so be sure to get in contact ASAP or send a CV to (url removed) to avoid missing out

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