PHP Developer

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Sheffield - Permanent

£28,000 - £35,000 DOE

We are currently looking for a self-motivated senior web developer to be the primary developer

for our PHP-based software platform. Responsible for the development and performance of our

entire infrastructure (under the leadership and management of the Head of Design and

Development), you'll develop new solutions, improve existing ones, commission external suppliers

and manage support contracts.

You'll work on responsive websites, databases, e-commerce solutions and mobile apps as well as

the AWS and Docker infrastructure that enables them. Our systems are essential to thousands of

staff, parents, and children across the UK who attend our programmes and use our services.

Platforms and technologies we use:

* HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including frameworks like Vue.js)

* PHP (including frameworks like Laravel and CakePHP), MySQL, Apache

* Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Git, Docker

About Us

You'll be working for the UK's leading sports activity provider - with 60 locations around the

country and serving resorts and cruise lines around the world. Working in a youth market, we

constantly need to update and develop our systems, use the latest technologies and integrate

with new online services. You'll be part of a dynamic head-office team, with an energetic and

positive work culture, located in our own building in a beautiful part of Sheffield.

About You

* 3 years experience in a commercial environment

* Strong knowledge of object-oriented coding (both client and server side)

* Able to demonstrate an understanding of MySQL and query optimisation

* Good knowledge of software development processes including version-control and testing

* In-depth knowledge of web-based systems using the LAMP stack

* Experience of system integration and authentication, with REST APIs and JSON/XML data

* An understand of hosted platforms like Amazon AWS and/or Microsoft Azure

* Able to communicate and contribute well as part of a team

* Self-disciplined, able to prioritise, with good motivation and organisation skills