talenty
Description
Senior PHP Developer
£80,000 | Remote-First (UK)
London meet once per month
Shape the Future of a High-Growth E-commerce Platform
We?re looking for a Senior PHP Developer to lead the charge in transforming a 15-year-old legacy platform into a high-performance, modern web application. This isn?t about maintenance - it?s about reimagining, rebuilding, and scaling a system that?s already serving millions in the UK.
If you're passionate about clean code, making high-impact decisions, and working autonomously in a smart, fast-moving team - this is for you.
Why This Role Is Exciting
- Full platform rebuild ? Lead the move from legacy PHP to Laravel or Symfony using a strangler pattern approach.
- Massive rebrand in progress ? Work closely with a design house to launch a visually competitive, user-centric site.
- Direct impact ? Your work will directly influence a platform, already generating £18-19 million annually - with ambitions to double that in the next 18 months.
- All-in-one operation ? From marketing and sales to warehouse and fulfilment, the whole ecosystem is in-house, with plenty of new development challenges in the future.
Tech & Tools
- Current stack: PHP 8.3, MySQL, jQuery
- Future stack: PHP 8.3, Laravel/Symfony, Hotwire (Turbo), MySQL
- Infra: AWS (you'll own it), GitHub (PR workflow), Kanban
What You?ll Be Doing
- Lead the architectural evolution from procedural PHP to modern MVC
- Refactor and optimise MySQL schemas and queries
- Help shape and implement a new UX vision in tandem with designers
- Take ownership of deployments, AWS infrastructure, and CI/CD
- Contribute ideas on integrating LLMs and AI tools into dev workflows and customer service
- Help build a future-proof internal system for warehousing and logistics
What You Bring
- Experience refactoring legacy PHP codebases into modern frameworks
- Strong MySQL tuning and architecture skills
- Comfort managing AWS and cloud infrastructure
- Pragmatic problem-solver who thrives in autonomy
- Interest in AI/LLMs is a bonus (but not required)
The Team
You?ll join a tight-knit, no-nonsense dev team: 3 engineers (you?d be the senior lead), a designer, and a CTO. Everyone?s hands-on and outcome-focused. No gatekeeping, no endless meetings - just smart people solving problems.
If you?re a senior dev who wants to escape red tape, take ownership, and build something with real impact - this is your chance.
Apply now and be part of the next big thing in digital healthcare.
