PHP Developer
Posted 3 days ago by Formula Recruitment
£40 Per hour
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of PHP Developer involves designing and delivering middleware services and APIs for a product-led business focused on integration-heavy backend systems and AI applications. The position is fully remote and offers a contract duration of 6 months with a pay rate of up to £325 per day, classified as outside IR35. The developer will be responsible for creating clean, efficient APIs and integrating various platforms. Strong PHP experience and familiarity with REST APIs are essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing and building PHP-based middleware services
- Creating Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) APIs tailored to internal tools, portals, and AI consumers
- Integrating third-party platforms via REST APIs, webhooks, queues, and scheduled jobs
- Using Airtable as a cache/coordination layer, not a primary datastore
- Contributing to AI and MCP server integrations with clean, well-scoped APIs
- Producing clear API documentation, ADRs, and system diagrams
Key Skills:
- Strong PHP experience
- Experience of building integration heavy backend systems and middleware applications
- REST API experience, specifically for backend-for-frontend
Salary (Rate): £325 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract : PHP Developer : 6 months rolling : Up to £325 per day Outside IR35 : Fully remote
We’re partnered with a product-led business building smart, integration-heavy backend systems and AI-enabled applications. They’re looking for a PHP Developer contractor to design and deliver clean middleware services and APIs that stitch together multiple platforms.
What you’ll be doing:
- Designing and building PHP-based middleware services
- Creating Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) APIs tailored to internal tools, portals, and AI consumers
- Integrating third-party platforms via REST APIs, webhooks, queues, and scheduled jobs
- Using Airtable as a cache/coordination layer, not a primary datastore
- Contributing to AI and MCP server integrations with clean, well-scoped APIs
- Producing clear API documentation, ADRs, and system diagrams
Required skills:
- Strong PHP experience
- Experience of building integration heavy backend systems and middleware applications
- REST API experience, specifically for backend-for-frontend
Desirables:
- Airtable, Node.js, AI agents, MCP servers, DevOps exposure
Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, unfortunately, we may not be able to provide feedback to all applicants.
Contract : PHP Developer : 6 months rolling : Up to £325 per day Outside IR35 : Fully remote