Senior PHP Developer
Posted 6 days ago by Sanderson
£550 Per day
Outside
Remote
City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role is for a Senior Full-Stack PHP Engineer on a contract basis, focusing on developing and maintaining a wealth management firm's online trading platform and related systems. The position emphasizes clean architecture, secure solutions, and collaboration within an agile team. It offers a largely remote working arrangement with a competitive day rate. The contract is initially for six months with potential extensions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain high-quality, secure, and performant code
- Collaborate to deliver new features and support existing systems
- Ensure reliability, maintainability, and security of applications
- Write automated tests and documentation
- Continuously learn and adopt modern technologies and best practices
Key Skills:
- Proficient in PHP (LAMP stack), OOP, and web application design patterns
- Front-end skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Experience with PHP frameworks (Symfony) and templating engines (Smarty/Twig)
- RESTful API development, database design, and third-party API integration
- Knowledge of web security best practices and automated testing (PHPUnit, Playwright)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and scalable, database-driven applications
- Exposure to TypeScript & React; desirable: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: City Of Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Contract - Senior Full-Stack PHP Engineer - Outside IR35 - Remote
Day Rate: £450-£550 Outside IR35
Location: Bristol/London HQ – Largely Remote
Length: 6 Months Initial + Extensions
Our client is a FTSE100 Wealth Management firm with a leading UK investment platform serving millions of clients. Join a cross-functional team developing and maintaining the online trading platform, mobile apps, and internal/external web systems. Work on projects ranging from small front-end updates to building APIs and large-scale systems. Emphasis on clean architecture, secure and scalable solutions, and collaboration in an agile environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain high-quality, secure, and performant code
- Collaborate to deliver new features and support existing systems
- Ensure reliability, maintainability, and security of applications
- Write automated tests and documentation
- Continuously learn and adopt modern technologies and best practices
Essential Skills:
- Proficient in PHP (LAMP stack), OOP, and web application design patterns
- Front-end skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Experience with PHP frameworks (Symfony) and templating engines (Smarty/Twig)
- RESTful API development, database design, and third-party API integration
- Knowledge of web security best practices and automated testing (PHPUnit, Playwright)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and scalable, database-driven applications
- Exposure to TypeScript & React; desirable: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS