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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer PHP - **Company:** Love2shop - **Location:** Liverpool, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, HTML, PHP (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Automation of Tests, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Code Review, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Laravel, MySQL, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, PCI Data Security Standards, Scrum Methodology, Queueing Systems, Redis, Cloud Services, Selenium, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Circleci, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Tailwind, Amazon ElastiCache, Phpunit, Cypress (Programming Language), SOAPAPI, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets (SASS), Containerization, Solid Principles, Kubernetes, Non-relational Database, Front End Software Development, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Software Version Control, Devsecops, Microservices - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840624555-senior-software-engineer-php ## About the Role Join our agile Fulfilment product team at Love2shop and help us build world-class, customer-facing products that delight our users. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a key player in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, contributing to all stages of the software development lifecycle from analysis and design to coding, testing, and deployment. We are looking for a passionate and pragmatic engineer who is committed to writing clean, well-tested code and pushing the boundaries of what our team can achieve. If you are a curious problem-solver who enjoys working across the entire software stack, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your skills and make a real impact., * A minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience as a Senior Software Engineer. * Proven experience developing with PHP 8+, including the Laravel Framework (10/11/12). * Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design principles (e.g., SOLID, Clean Code). * Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases, specifically MySQL (5.7/8.x) and Redis. * Experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development) using tools like PHPUnit and mocking frameworks. * Practical knowledge of building and integrating with REST and SOAP APIs. * Experience with Git for source control and CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions and CircleCI. * A strong grasp of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban). * Experience with AWS Cloud services, including EC2, SQS, RDS, and Elasticache., * An understanding of event-driven architecture and message queues (Laravel Horizon, SQS). * Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. * Experience with a microservices or service-oriented architecture. * Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, SaSS, and TailwindCSS. * Experience with testing tools like Cypress or Selenium. * Familiarity with NoSQL databases like DynamoDB. * Understanding of DevSecOps principles. * Experience working in a PCI-DSS compliant environment. * Experience of DevOps (IaC, configuring CI/CI, automation and infrastructure management). ## Description * Develop high-quality, scalable code that adheres to SOLID principles and our solution architecture. * Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle within an agile team, from feature conception to delivery. * Write and maintain clean, well-documented code that meets both functional and non-functional requirements. * Actively participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and helping to improve team standards. * Collaborate with team members to drive continuous improvement in our development processes and tools. * Contribute to the design and implementation of new features, with a strong focus on security best practices. * Proactively identify and communicate project risks to team leads and product managers, proposing clear mitigation strategies. * Ability to work under pressure and manage work load unsupervised providing quality on-time deployments. * Provide support for production applications and services as part of an out-of-hours rota., As a disability-confident committed company, we welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age, race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. 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