PHP Developer

Company: FORT
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Location: Warrington
Job Description:

We’re working with a growing, technology‑led business that operates a high‑traffic, customer‑facing digital platform at the core of its operations.

Following the recent hire of a Lead Developer, they’re continuing to build out their in‑house engineering team and are now looking for a Mid‑Level Software Engineer to support the next phase of platform growth and modernisation.

The Why?

  • Join during a major in‑house technology buildout – Help shape the future of a business‑critical platform
  • Real ownership & learning – Work closely with experienced technical leadership while remaining heavily hands‑on

The What?

You’ll be working on a high‑volume application platform primarily built in Laravel, contributing to new feature development, platform improvements, APIs, integrations, and ongoing modernisation work.

This is a hands‑on engineering role where you’ll work closely with the Technical Lead and wider team to improve scalability, reliability, and overall platform quality.

Key Things You’ll Be Doing

  • Developing features across a Laravel-based platform
  • Working on APIs, integrations, and backend services
  • Supporting improvements to performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Collaborating with the Technical Lead, external developers, and stakeholders
  • Contributing to code quality improvements and platform modernisation
  • Troubleshooting issues and supporting production stability

What You’ll Bring

  • Commercial experience with PHP, Laravel, and MySQL
  • Experience building APIs and backend systems
  • Understanding of modern development practices
  • Exposure to AWS or cloud‑hosted environments
  • A proactive mindset and willingness to improve systems

The Benefits?

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off
  • Hybrid working with flexibility
  • Wellbeing support and additional company perksGrowing engineering environment with progression opportunities

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Posted: June 2nd, 2026