PHP Developer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
£325 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a PHP Developer to support a manufacturing client undergoing a transformation program. The position involves joining a team of four to manage increased workload, primarily working remotely with occasional on-site attendance. The contract is for three months and is classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building and maintaining high-performance, business-critical web applications.
- Designing and implementing scalable, maintainable backend architectures.
- Developing and integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services.
- Leading by example with clean, well-tested code and sound engineering practices.
- Actively contributing to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
Key Skills:
- Extensive hands-on PHP experience, with deep Laravel expertise.
- Strong grasp of software engineering principles and application lifecycle best practices.
- Confident with CLI tools, shell environments, and developer automation workflows.
- Solid experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, MySQL) and query optimisation.
- Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, team-based environments.
- Strong version control knowledge – Git, branching strategies, and release management.
Salary (Rate): £325 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled PHP Developer to join one of our Manufacturing clients. The organisation is currently going through a large transformation program and requires an extra technical skillset, to join an existing team of 4, to keep up with workload. This is a hybrid role, requiring on-site attendance on average once per fortnight.
Details:
- Role: PHP Developer
- Contract: 3 months
- IR35: Outside
- Location: Mostly Remote (onsite for induction initially)
- Day Rate: £325
- Start Date: ASAP
What You'll Be Doing:
- Building and maintaining high-performance, business-critical web applications.
- Designing and implementing scalable, maintainable backend architectures.
- Developing and integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services.
- Leading by example with clean, well-tested code and sound engineering practices.
- Actively contributing to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
What We’re Looking For:
- Extensive hands-on PHP experience, with deep Laravel expertise.
- Strong grasp of software engineering principles and application lifecycle best practices.
- Confident with CLI tools, shell environments, and developer automation workflows.
- Solid experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, MySQL) and query optimisation.
- Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, team-based environments.
- Strong version control knowledge – Git, branching strategies, and release management.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience migrating legacy applications and refactoring outdated codebases.
- Familiarity with microservices and distributed system patterns.
- Proficiency in procedural SQL (e.g., PL/SQL, T-SQL, MySQL stored procedures).
- Exposure to ACCELL/SQL (4GL) – even better if you’ve worked with it in the wild.
- Unix or AIX shell scripting experience.
- Working knowledge of frontend integration: JavaScript, jQuery, XML, Apache, Nginx.