Software Engineer (PHP)

Support and mentor other Software Engineers by driving the high quality design, delivery and implementation of all Helastel projects; ensuring they are in line with the customer vision and all responsibilities are conducted in a professional manner. To engage in a collaborative customer journey, that is focused on achieving the overall project objectives whilst ensuring  a positive customer experience.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the PHP strategy for the business
• Assist in the delivery of large projects, including but not limited to, their strategy, decision making, risk identification, line management and client support
• Provide realistic time estimations and identify and resolve any completion risks
• Assess and approve delivery deadlines in collaboration with the wider business
• Demonstrate an understanding of customer needs by leading technical discussions regarding realistic and achievable timescales, risks and budgets
• Adhere to coding best practices and standards
• Utilise all resources effectively to ensure that no duplication of work or code occurs, and code works efficiently
• Ensure that the code you work with is scalable and future proof in such a way that it is easy to extend, understand and build on for other engineers
• Ensure that all work undertaken either extends or improves the current functionality and preserves the customer experience, with no negative impact on the existing system
• Create specification documents by providing accurate technical information and supported research findings
• Clearly document complex bodies of work to enable other engineers to diagnose potential problems with ease
• Use HTML, CSS and Javascript to create a functional interface based on design specification documents
• Create performant and functional front end interfaces with excellent user experience by using modern front end technologies
• Proactively develop technical skills and keep awareness of developments in the industry to support delivering products to a high standard
• Work with the Team Leaders and Senior Software Engineers to develop and define processes and procedures to improve working practices
• Partner with the Infrastructure Team to develop and improve infrastructure delivery

Behaviours and qualities

• Work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues across the organisation, sharing best practice and knowledge
• Clear and, concise and polite communicator
• Continuously develop and apply professional technical knowledge to drive excellent organisational performance
• High level of attention to detail
• Organised and focused on delivering on individual, team and Helastel commitments
• Ability to work autonomously, taking ownership for personal and team delivery and outcomes
• Problem solver, with a high level of lateral thinking and able to work well under pressure

Experience/qualifications

Essential 

• Proven experience using OOP PHP (5.3-7.4)
• Experience working with a MVC framework such as CodeIgniter/Laravel
• Have basic knowledge of frontend such bootstrap, javascript and HTML5
• Experience in using a version control, such as Mercurial or Git
• Ability  to use basic Linux commands
• Experience with SQL
• Be able to work in an agile/scrum environment

Desirable

• Experience with any modern JS libraries (React/Vue/Node)
• Have experience using Docker
• Creative thinking and have the ability to problem solve quickly
• Ability to cope well under pressure
• Support and assist Junior Software Engineers

Salary range

• £33,000 – £40,000