Senior Back End Developer
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Leeds, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 65KJob location
Leeds, United Kingdom
Tech stack
PHP
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Business Systems
MySQL
Web Applications
Web Application Frameworks
Technical Debt
Backend
Integration Frameworks
Front End Software Development
Api Design
Web Api
Job description
This is a hands-on position offering real ownership, where you'll lead backend development, contribute to technical direction, and work closely with developers and stakeholders to deliver new features and improvements. You'll be instrumental in evolving a bespoke API and supporting a platform used at scale., * Lead backend development and take ownership of API architecture
- Build, maintain, and improve scalable web applications and systems
- Develop new API endpoints and enhance existing functionality
- Collaborate with frontend developers, stakeholders, and wider teams
- Mentor junior developers and support best practices across the team
- Identify and reduce technical debt, improving performance and reliability
Tech Stack
- PHP
- MySQL
- AWS
- APIs and third-party integrations
Requirements
- Strong experience with PHP and MySQL
- Background working on complex web applications or business systems
- Experience building or maintaining APIs
- Comfortable working with stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Mentoring or leadership experience is beneficial
- Strong focus on clean architecture, performance, and best practices
