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# Junior Developer

- **Company:** Bionic Services Ltd
- **Location:** Chester, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £30,000.0 - £33,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, PHP (Programming Language), Admin Tools, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Relational Databases, Laravel, MySQL, PHP Development, Scrum Methodology, Stylesheet Language, Tailwind, Phpunit, Git
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5848137322

## About the Role

We're looking for a Junior Developer who's passionate about technology, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact from day one. You'll join a close-knit team where your ideas matter, your development is supported, and your work goes live for real customers., * Around 2 years' commercial experience in a PHP development role

 * Good knowledge of Laravel and its core components

 * Strong understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript

 * Experience working with relational databases and SQL

 * Confident using Git within a collaborative development environment

 * Strong communication skills and confidence working with both technical and non-technical colleagues

 * Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to learn

Nice to haves:

 * Experience with Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS

 * Filament or similar admin tooling frameworks

 * Automated testing using PHPUnit or Pest

 * Experience with Laravel queues and scheduled tasks

 * Statamic CMS

 * AWS or other cloud platforms

 * Agile working practices and Jira

## Description

You'll become part of a team of four developers working across customer-facing comparison journeys, internal platforms and business-critical services. We use a modern tech stack with minimal legacy code, giving you the opportunity to work with technologies you'll continue to use and develop throughout your career.

Working closely with experienced developers, you'll gain hands-on experience while following a structured development plan designed to support your growth.

What you'll be doing:

 * Building and enhancing features across our Laravel applications

 * Developing customer-facing journeys, admin tools and internal services

 * Writing clean, maintainable and tested PHP code

 * Creating interactive user experiences using Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS

 * Working with MySQL databases and optimising queries

 * Troubleshooting issues, identifying root causes and delivering fixes

 * Participating in code reviews, sprint planning and team ceremonies

 * Supporting integrations with third-party APIs and providers #


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