PHP Software Developer

Imagine owning and building critical software that directly impacts the success of a fast-moving international trading business. This is an opportunity to join a small, profitable B2B luxury fashion distribution company where in-house development is a strategic function, not just a support service, fostering a low-ego, collaborative environment.

The Role

• Design, build, and maintain backend-heavy features for internal systems supporting operations, reporting, analytics, and B2B portals
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Development on solution design, architecture, and technical direction
• Write clean, testable, SOLID-compliant PHP code using Symfony, ensuring strong unit and functional test coverage
• Contribute to and improve shared standards, code reviews, CI, and deployment practices, including the growing use of AI tools
• Work with business users to understand requirements, refine ideas, and develop pragmatic, maintainable solutions
• Help evolve the platform and infrastructure, utilising technologies such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Vue.js, AWS, and Docker

What You'll Need

• Strong commercial experience with PHP in a modern framework like Symfony or Laravel in an enterprise or business-critical environment
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and SOLID principles for long-term system maintainability
• Experience building and testing API-driven backend systems with integrated unit and functional tests
• Comfort working with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue or React in a full-stack workflow
• Ability to thrive in a small, collaborative team, taking ownership, communicating clearly, and engaging with the commercial side of the business
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Dockerised applications, AWS hosted environments, and AI tools for productivity is a plus

What's On Offer

• Significant ownership over business-critical software with direct impact
• Opportunity to work in a low-ego, close-knit, and flexible team environment
• Hybrid working model, typically one day a week in the office
• Competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, PMI, and pension contributions

Apply via Haystack today!