Senior PHP Developer

UK's largest website for parents, providing supportive communities, trusted content, and innovative tools for 25 years.
$65,000 - $75,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
101 - 500 Employees
5+ years of experience
Consumer

Description For Senior PHP Developer

Mumsnet, the UK's largest website for parents, is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to join their technology team. With a 25-year legacy of supporting parents through bustling forums and trusted content, Mumsnet offers a purpose-driven environment focused on making parents' lives easier.

The role involves working with a modern tech stack including Laravel 11, PHP 8.2, and various frontend technologies. The platform runs on AWS infrastructure with Aurora RDS, Redis, and DynamoDB. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing new features, maintaining the high-traffic platform, and enhancing user experience.

The ideal candidate should have strong PHP expertise, particularly with the VILT stack, and value clean, maintainable code. They should be comfortable mentoring others, making technical decisions, and working in an agile environment. The position offers a competitive salary range of £65,000 - £75,000, plus benefits including discretionary bonus and EMI options.

Working arrangements are hybrid, requiring 2 days per week in the Kentish Town office, with flexible hours around core times (9am - 5:30pm). This is an excellent opportunity for a senior developer who wants to contribute to a platform that positively impacts millions of parents while working with modern technologies in a collaborative environment.

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Responsibilities For Senior PHP Developer

  • Developing new features
  • Maintaining high-traffic platform
  • Enhancing user experience
  • Collaborating with product team
  • Influencing architectural decisions
  • Contributing to agile development processes

Requirements For Senior PHP Developer

PHP
Laravel
JavaScript
Redis
MySQL
  • Significant knowledge of PHP and the VILT stack (Vue, Inertia, Laravel, Tailwind)
  • Values clean, maintainable code, testing, and continuous improvement
  • Thrives in collaborative environments and embraces agile methodologies
  • Experience building scalable, high-traffic platforms
  • Ability to mentor others and make technical decisions
  • Knowledge of secure development practices
  • Continuous learning mindset

Benefits For Senior PHP Developer

Equity
  • Discretionary bonus
  • EMI options scheme
  • Flexible working hours
  • Hybrid working model (2 days/week in office)

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