Lead PHP Developer

Lead PHP Developer – PHP Laravel/Symfony/CodeIgniter; HTML, CSS, SQL/MySQL, AWS inc AI Search; Javascript Vue, React; Full Stack/Full Lice Cycle, Professional Services/Finance Systems. Permanent, London (Hybrid 2/3), £130k - £150k (On Experience) +Benefits

Lead PHP Developer / Senior Web Developer / Team Lead required by global professional services company. Working on both internal systems integrating with 3rd party systems as well as customer facing web-based systems built in PHP and associated frameworks, you will lead development initiatives within the full life cycle.

• Working with an internationally dispersed team the Lead PHP Developer / Senior Web Developer will:
• Work with both Project Managers and Data Scientists to define, manage and deliver projects
• Play a lead role in the architecture and design of web-based systems
• Develop code within the full life cycle: Development>Testing>Deployment>Refactor
• Develop integrations with internal and external system via APIs
• Undertake code reviews across PHP, Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Go/Golang (to a lesser degree), SQL/MySQL, HTML, CSS and Javascript (inc React and Vue)
• Architect, build, and deploy scalable, cloud-native, AI-powered data-driven products in AWS
• Drive the integration of AI, automation, agents, and modern tooling (including model context protocol capabilities) to enhance developer productivity and delivery pipelines
• Lead and develop team members across software, data, platform, and AI

We are open to applications from across industry and varying levels of experience in terms of leadership and project delivery; any experience working within Agile/Scrum would be beneficial. You will however:

Possess Senior level, hands-on PHP development experience with both raw OOPHP and at least one main contemporary framework such as Laravel/Symfony, CodeIgniter etc

• Work within the full stack of web development inc PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS
• Be confident in use of various Javascript Frameworks inc Vue, React (or others)
• Possess strong database design skills for web-based systems utilising SQL/MySQL
• Be comfortable deploying enterprise applications within the AWS environment
• Apply microservices architecture, database design, and rigorous security standards
• Possess experience working with internal AI platforms as well as (ideally) AWS AI Search
• Demonstrate experience working within the full life cycle from design to delivery
• Be capable of leading diverse teams across development, DevOps, AI, Data Science

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business at an exciting time of international development and play a key role in the future of its core business systems. Excellent benefits and flexible Hybrid (2 days in office) working conditions offered.