Leeds, United Kingdom | Posted on 15/06/2026
- Salary Salary range of £35,000-£39,000 commensurate with experience. To be discussed at interview stage.
- City Leeds
- Province West Yorkshire
- Country United Kingdom
- Postal Code LS10 1DY
Job Description
We’re looking for a Mid-Level PHP / PostgreSQL DevelopmentEngineer to join our IT team in Leeds.
About the Business
Our business started over 60 years ago and has been in thesame family ever since. From our very humble beginnings, we have grown to be inthe top 50 car dealers in the country. Across our 26 businesses we have astable workforce of over 600 people, many of whom have been with us for years.We are always on the lookout for nice, genuine people who genuinely care aboutour customers and have a can do attitude.
We’ll expect you to work hard but in return we’ll offer youan industry leading package, flexible working hours and a real opportunity toprogress: we prefer to promote from within and you will see this in every oneof our sites. You must possess an outrageous ambition to want to be the bestand you won’t let anyone stop you.
About the role, and about you
We’re on the lookout for a talented and passionate Mid-LevelPHP / PostgreSQL Developer to join our existing I.T. team to help us developand drive forward the internal systems that we use to allow the company tosucceed.
Working as Mid-Level PHP / PostgreSQL Developer, the corepurpose of your role will be to develop new systems to integrate smoothly withother internal and third parts products, as well as maintaining our existingsystems.
Your role will have you involved in the full lifecycle forsystem development, starting with the analysis of existing processes, throughdesign and proposal, to development and user support.
You will be developing and administering on a L.A.P.P.platform, so knowledge of HTML5, PHP 8+, PostgreSQL 17+, and Rocky 9 would beessential.
Other experience that would be useful:
- API based M365 / Sharepoint access
- Powershell and MS platforms.
You will need to be able to work independently, drivingprojects and managing deadlines. You will also be able to work in a team, ableto provide 1st and 2nd line support to the rest of the I.T. department, as wellas end users.
You’ll be a positive thinker, willing to flex, adapt and gothe extra mile. A natural ability to develop and maintain excellentprofessional working relationships, solve complex problems and manage multiplepriorities with tact and discretion is essential.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience developing with PHP (8 or above)
- Proven understanding of relational databases andexperience of PostgreSQL
- Front end development abilities including HTML / CSS / JS/ AJAX
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design andintegration.
- Ability to write maintainable, testable, and efficientcode.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- A proactive, self-motivated approach with strong ownershipof tasks.
- Good communication skills, able to explain technical ideasclearly.
- A collaborative team player who enjoys learning andsharing knowledge.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and keeping up withnew technologies.
Hours
This role will be 39hrs a week
We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race,ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability or other characteristics.
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