Senior PHP Developer

About Us

We are the driving force behind some of Europe's most iconic and beloved digital brands, including BBC Good Food and Radio Times. Our mission is to design and develop digital experiences that engage audiences, powered by a modern, scalable platform reaching millions of users every month.

Our digital platform is a key strategic asset, built using cutting-edge development practices, a service-oriented architecture, and a headless CMS deployed on AWS to ensure scalability and performance.

About the Role

As a Senior PHP Developer, you will report to the Lead PHP Developer and play a crucial role in developing, maintaining, and supporting our digital products in alignment with our business and technology objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to deliver high-quality, well-tested code across the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including planning meetings, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Ensure all code meets high standards through rigorous testing and code reviews.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices, contributing to the evolution of our products and user experiences.
• Play an active role in mentoring and coaching other developers, including line management responsibilities.
• Assist in the recruitment and onboarding of new developers.
• Contribute to process improvements, documentation, and best practices.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with PHP 7/8 and frameworks such as Symfony or Laravel.
• Proficiency in RESTful API development and consumption.
• Experience with unit testing using mocks and dependency injection (e.g., PHPUnit).
• Solid understanding of SOLID principles and common design patterns.
• Strong experience with MySQL and database migration strategies.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerization.
• Excellent mentoring and leadership skills.
• Experience with CMS plugin and theme development (e.g., WordPress, Drupal).
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with the API Platform framework.
• Experience with MongoDB.
• Debugging expertise using XDebug.
• Understanding of BDD, TDD, and DDD methodologies.

We offer:

• Co-financed benefits: Medicover card, Multisport card.
• Attractive remuneration in the B2B model depending on your competencies and experience.
• Transparently built relations