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# Senior PHP Developer

- **Company:** Hunter Selection
- **Location:** Bristol, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £20,000.0 - £32,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Node.Js, Systems Development Life Cycle, Symfony, TypeScript, ReactJS, Solid Principles, Kubernetes, Graphql, Api Design, Docker
- **Published:** September 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5871841392

## About the Role

* Full lifecycle experience, including building, maintaining, upgrading, and improving code over the long term
 * Strong foundational skills and use of SOLID design principles
 * Experience with AWS
 * Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL
 * Experience with CI/CD
 * Experience with React or another modern JavaScript framework
 * Experience building APIs
 * Nice to have: NodeJS and TypeScript
 * Nice to have: Docker and Kubernetes
 * Nice to have: GraphQL
 * Nice to have: PHP unit testing
 * Full right to live and work in the UK
 * Must be based in the UK

## Description

* Develop and maintain a SaaS platform using PHP, React, MySQL, and related technologies in an AWS environment
 * Develop APIs, including GraphQL and REST
 * Participate in the entire SDLC
 * Work on a few key long-term projects
 * Produce quality code independently without micromanaging

Technologies:

 * AWS
 * CI/CD
 * Docker
 * GraphQL
 * JavaScript
 * Kubernetes
 * MySQL
 * NodeJS
 * PHP
 * PostgreSQL
 * REST
 * React
 * Symfony
 * TypeScript
 * Cloud


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