Senior Developer - PHP

Bideford, England, United Kingdom

12/26/2024

Employment type: Full Time

Work hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5.30pm

Location: Fully Remote - Occasional Travel to our headquarters in Bideford

What will I be doing?

As a Developer, you will be squarely positioned at the heart of our technical operations, responsible for writing functional and maintainable code that meets the business needs.

You will need to take full ownership of the functionality you develop, ensuring that it resonates with the business needs and user engagement.

• Developing technical solutions across a variety of languages and technologies
• Ensuring tasks are appropriately sized for continual delivery
• Writing functional code and automated tests
• Taking ownership of the functionality developed, ensuring it aligns with business needs and user engagement
• Conducting peer reviews to maintain development quality
• Assisting in troubleshooting production issues and ensuring recurrence is prevented
  
  

What are we looking for?

We know that the perfect candidate who ticks every box doesn’t exist, so if you’re excited by the role and have most of the skills below, please get in touch - you could be exactly what we need!

Ideally, We’re Looking For

• An experienced and enthusiastic engineer with significant knowledge of PHP development, including the use of the Symfony framework and Doctrine
• Someone experienced in ReactJS, and able to work with technologies such as AWS Lambda, Typescript and MySQL
• An individual with a strong understanding of testing strategies and with a zest for continuous improvement
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, demanding and changeable environment, able to mentor others
• Someone who is experienced in providing mentoring and takes accountability of their team's work quality
  
  

What’s in it for you?

Benefits

We believe in taking care of our team. As well as joining a rapidly growing company with a good culture and opportunities for employee development, we provide competitive salaries and a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days' paid holidays plus bank holidays
• A special day off for your or a loved one's birthday
• £500 paid towards a holiday of your choice
• A paid day to volunteer with a charity close to your heart
• A friends and family discount scheme
• Life assurance for your peace of mind
• Social clubs for pet lovers, fitness enthusiasts, gardeners, sustainability champions, nutrition enthusiasts and more
• Exciting social events, including our famous Christmas parties!
  
  

Who are we?

We’re Travel Chapter – the holiday home people – and we’re on a mission to showcase great places to stay in the UK. While we’ve grown over the years from a small South West holiday letting agency to one of the market leaders in the industry, we’ve never lost sight of our strong family ethos and we keep the same values at the heart of everything we do. Along the way, we’ve nurtured a caring and collaborative culture that drives us forward and keeps our team inspired and motivated every day.

The people behind our company are at the heart of everything we do and it’s a place where everyone is welcome; a place that’s friendly and fair; a place that encourages people to be bold, explore new ideas and push the boundaries of what they do every single day. We are passionate about what we do and we take a common-sense approach to getting things done. Inevitably, things go wrong from time to time and we do everything we can to make it right. We learn from it and adapt, remembering to stay curious and never stop evolving. 

Diversity is key to our success, and we work hard to make sure we’re inclusive. Please let us know if you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best - we’ll be happy to help.