Contract Software Engineer (PHP)
Hybrid
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Freelance
10-01-2025
Job Specifications
Spectrum IT's client are looking to hire a Contract PHP Developer to join their development team, focusing on a mixture of Legacy work (Vanilla PHP) and assisting the Development Manager in this new leading and inventive role. You will be part of a team that designs, builds, tests, delivers and supports the clients ever growing web-based products and services. This is an OUTSIDE IR35role, 6 month initial contract with opportunity to extend. Please note this is a hybrid working role requiring 3 days per week in the Clients office in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Main Duties:
Bring a creative but practical approach to maintaining and enhancing the clients software based products.
Deliver innovative new developments and additions to current systems and functionality
Oversee the programming and technical development of the products and services
Essential Technical Attributes:
In-depth knowledge and experience of programming PHP 5.0 or 7.0 (MVC)
Experience of Object Oriented programming and design patterns
Thorough understanding and experience in writing Unit Tests
Experience of PHP Frameworks eg Zend, Codeigniter etc. (Not CMS, Drupal, WordPress etc)
Comfortable working on Legacy code and projects: Vanilla PHP
Hands-on knowledge of using either MySQL or Microsoft SQL SERVER
Knowledge of administrating Apache
Experience of working in a Unix/Linux environment
Nice to have Technical Attributes:
Experience of Test Driven Development (TDD)
Worked in an Agile environment (eg SCRUM or Kanban)
Knowledge of administrating Apache
Experience of Internet technologies (Java, Web Services, SOAP, AngularJS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax)
Relational database design
Experience of GIT source control
Experience of Jira/Stash/Confluence
Secure coding experience
For more information and to submit your interest, please apply with an updated CV.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
About the Company
Spectrum IT Recruitment is a Software & Technology recruitment specialist formed in 2008 with the purpose of delivering customer driven services to the Software, Web and Technology sectors across the South of England. Established for 15 years, employing 30 staff and demonstrating year on year growth, Spectrum IT is one the UK's leading IT recruitment agencies with a strong brand name and a reputation of professionalism and integrity. Our success is built on strong moral values and providing first class customer service t... Know more
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