PHP Software Engineer
Hybrid
Bristol, United Kingdom
£ 55,000 / year
Freelance
12-03-2025
Job Specifications
PHP Engineer
4 Month Fixed Term Contract (Full-time) - Potential to become a permanent role.
Salary - £40-55k per annum (pro-rated for fixed term contract)
Illumo Digital specialises in bespoke software solutions that deliver positive change within organisations. Our purpose is to build sustainable value, by delivering tailored solutions to complex problems for our clients. We are a trusted partner to countless innovative companies across public and private sectors, making businesses better by optimising business performance and driving efficiencies through smart application of data and technology.
If you are an experienced Software Engineer looking to work for a positive, dynamic and social technology company that offers personal development, career progression and a range of benefits, Illumo Digital just might be your perfect match.
The Role:
The Software Engineer role is a primary and vital role in the business that illumo digital sells to our customers. You will spend your time working with others in the organisation on the creation and continuous development of web applications, web services, and websites. You will be responsible for helping to estimate, develop, and communicate on a variety of projects belonging to a diverse range of customers. You’ll work with a broad team of Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Quality Assurance Engineers, and more to deliver quality solutions together.
You will be responsible for:
Participate in appropriate SDLC activities, following company standards and processes when developing software.
Be prepared to review others’ code and have your own work reviewed following company standards.
Document software and progress of software development in a consistent, descriptive, and timely manner.
Using your experience, evaluate and communicate risks and opportunities when evaluating options for software solutions.
Design and plan software development activities to ensure security, privacy, and quality requirements will be met.
Provide insight and suggest corrective actions for support issues raised by customers.
Proactively communicate complications and issues that may be caused in the course of carrying out your role.
You’ll bring the following to our team:
Professional experience using PHP 7+ in multiple projects, especially with Laravel.
Understanding of modern HTML and CSS.
Professional Experience with Git as a means of developing, merging, and deploying code.
Experience working in agile project teams, in particular using Scrum or Kanban.
What we offer:
A collaborative, vibrant and social environment, full of bright minds doing brilliant things
A social team offering a regular calendar of events, plus summer and Christmas parties
A range of fantastic benefits including;
Competitive salary
24 days holiday, plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 more
Accrued loyalty holiday day per year’s service, up to 29 days
Flexible working hours and flexibility regarding home/office working
Life insurance, private health insurance, pension plan with employer contributions, recruitment and new business referral schemes, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, and more.
GDPR:
We take your personal data protection seriously and respect EU and local data protection laws.
Unless you express otherwise, by submitting your CV you authorise Illumo Digital to store your personal data in its electronic database, for the purpose of assessing your suitability for this and future job vacancies within our organisation. If at any time you want your personal data to be deleted, you simply need to notify us.
We will not share your personal data with any third party and we are committed to equal opportunities for all candidates.
About the Company
We use tech innovation to solve complex business challenges. Tailoring the best tech solutions, we uncover the hidden power of information within organisations to sharpen decision-making and empower day-to-day operations. Know more
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