Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel)
At Huel we are customer-obsessed and as we grow it is vital that we continue to deliver a world-class experience to our passionate community of Hueligans all over the world. Our engineering team is crucial to our online success and we are now looking for a Backend Developer to join our engineering team in Digbeth, Birmingham to help build and maintain a suite of web applications.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable building applications in modern PHP and will have at least 1 years experience with Laravel.
Responsibilities
Delivering exceptional, best of breed user experiences through Huel’s website and apps
Hands-on, improving the internal and external back-end systems
Evolving our web platform to support the business to shape our web strategy as the business grows and launches into new geographies
Working with our ecommerce and marketing teams to shape our web strategy as the business grows
Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues
Requirements
Experience building scalable and reliable server-side web applications in modern PHP (5.6/7)
At least 1 years commercial experience with Laravel framework (preferably 5.5+)
Experience working with SQL databases (preferably MySQL)
Previous experience building and using REST APIs
Understanding of web security considerations and best practices
Experience using version control software (Git) in a team environment
Pride in shipping well tested, quality code
Exposure to Agile delivery and development methodologies
Results-driven - achieving revenue, customer value and engagement targets
The ability to drive technical projects and provide leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment
Desirables
Experience with Lambda
Knowledge and experience working with Typescript
UNIX based system experience
Working knowledge of the Shopify Plus platform
Experience building and using GraphQL APIs
Knowledge of payment gateway services (Braintree/Stripe)
An understanding of basic server administration (Nginx)
Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery processes
Test-Driven Development approach
Background in computer science, mathematics and related disciplines
What we can offer you!
Competitive salary
Share options
Flexible working
Free on-site gym
Pension scheme
Optional private healthcare
Free Huel (of course!)