Full Stack PHP Developer

About Us

Gemex is a multi-award-winning family business at the forefront of fine bridal jewellery manufacturing. We are market leaders in the supply of high-quality diamond rings to jewellers across the entirety of the UK and Europe.

We’re an innovative and growing company at the forefront of creative digital development. Our team builds engaging, high-performance online experiences, with a strong focus on usability, performance and accessibility. We are looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to help us shape the next stage of our platform with our migration of our legacy systems to Laravel.

The Role

As a Full Stack Developer, you’ll work closely with our existing Fullstack Team to design, build and maintain our frontend & backend systems. You’ll collaborate with our developers on projects, contribute to technical documentation, and ensure that our sites are fast, accessible, and visually engaging across all devices and browsers.

What You’ll Do

• Develop new user-facing features and improve existing ones.
• Design and build reusable components and libraries.
• Work with team members to integrate APIs.
• Optimise pages, code and assets for performance and scalability.
• Help define technical specifications and share your ideas with the team.
• Maintain and improve documentation where needed.
• Ensure usability, accessibility and SEO best practices are followed.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, PHP, HTML and CSS.
• Strong knowledge with Laravel.
• Familiarity with Bootstrap or other frontend/CSS libraries.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles.
• Experience working with APIs/Widgets (JSON, XML)

Desirable Skills

• Experience with React or another modern JavaScript framework.
• Good knowledge of MySQL.
• Evidence of Layout, Design and Editing experience (e.g. Photoshop,Figma,Illustrator,Portfolio).

About You

• Strong problem-solving and logical thinking skills.
• Passion for clean, maintainable, and well-structured code.
• Solid understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
• Enthusiastic about learning and open to developing new skills.
• Enjoy working with others and being part of a supportive, collaborative team.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (commensurate with experience).
• Full-time employment
• Immediate start available.
• Hybrid working – office-based in London for the first 4 weeks, then remote 3 days per week.
• 8 Hour shift 9-6 (MON-FRI)
• Workplace pension.
• Casual dress code.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and clear paths for career progression within the company.

Important Information

You must have the legal right to work in the UK. We will be checking your necessary documents for this.
Unfortunately, we cannot respond to all applications — only successful candidates will be contacted for interview.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London EC1N 8QQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Laravel: 3 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC1N 8QQ