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# Senior PHP Developer

- **Company:** Digital Gurus
- **Location:** Royal Leamington Spa, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, PHP (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Continuous Integration, Linux, Github, Laravel, MySQL, Model View Controller (MVC), Backend, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Front End Software Development, Terraform, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840612392-senior-php-developer

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience with PHP and Laravel
 * Good knowledge of MVC-based frameworks and MySQL
 * Experience working with legacy systems and modernisation projects
 * Understanding of HTML5 and CSS
 * AWS and Linux experience
 * Exposure to Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools
 * Experience with GitHub Actions, CI/CD and automated deployments
 * A test-driven approach to development
 * Strong communication and problem-solving skills

You'll suit this role if you're careful, organised and take pride in producing well-engineered software. The team values high standards, collaboration and practical decision-making rather than unnecessary complexity.

## Description

We're looking for a Senior PHP Developer to join an established business with technology sitting at the heart of its operation.

You'll help modernise a business-critical digital platform, moving away from legacy code and contributing to the development of a cleaner, more scalable PHP and Laravel-based architecture.

This is a hands on development role, but you'll also have the opportunity to influence technical direction, improve engineering standards and work closely with teams across the wider business.

What you'll be doing

 * Building and maintaining high-quality PHP and Laravel applications
 * Helping modernise legacy systems and develop a future-proof platform
 * Developing internal tools used across the business
 * Working alongside backend developers, frontend developers, UX, UI and content teams
 * Contributing to architecture and the wider technology strategy
 * Writing clean, tested and maintainable code
 * Reviewing code and sharing knowledge across the development team
 * Improving CI/CD, deployment processes and development standards


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