Senior PHP Engineer

Who you are

• We're seeking passionate engineers who are excited to contribute and grow with us:
• Strong, business oriented, engineer with modern PHP development experience (PHP 8.0+ is a must). You're fluent in the latest PHP features and best practices
• A solid grasp of a modern PHP framework like Symfony or Laravel
• Experience with Domain Driven Design, Message-Driven Systems, and Event Sourcing is a significant plus
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and working on financial systems is a bonus
• Excellent automated testing skills (unit, integration, functional) - you believe in quality code
• A genuine desire to learn, collaborate, and contribute your ideas within a highly collaborative team
• High degree of ownership and autonomy
• Experience in a cross-functional environment is a plus, but not essential

What the job involves

• As a Senior PHP Engineer, you'll be a key player in our engineering organisation, a vibrant community of over 160 talented engineers spanning backend, frontend, mobile, and platform disciplines
• This isn't just about maintaining; it's about innovating
• You'll dive into a wide range of exciting projects, from building and integrating new APIs that elevate the customer journey to optimising our cutting-edge lending platforms
• You'll also engage in deep architectural discussions, shaping the future of our products
• There's ample opportunity to grow, contribute, and truly make your mark
• We are hiring across all our UK, US and International Expansion product teams, Zable Card, Autolend, Lendable Loans, and Internal Tools teams!

The application process

• A quick chat with one of our team to see if the role is a good match
• A practical take-home coding exercise for you to showcase your coding skills
• A technical interview to discuss your coding exercise and dive deeper into your skills
• A culture-add interview to assess how you'd thrive within our team and organisation

Benefits

• 💸 Best-in-class compensation, including equity
• 🏠 You can work from home every Monday and Friday if you wish - on the other days we all come together IRL to be together, build and exchange ideas (hybrid)
• 🍲 Our in-house chefs prepare fresh, healthy lunches in the office every Tuesday-Thursday
• 🏥 Comprehensive private health insurance (including dental, optometry and general wellbeing)
• 🚗 EV car scheme (Octopus)
• 🚲 Cycle to work scheme
• 🧮 Pension
• 🌴 25 days of annual leave - excluding bank holidays
• 🎊 Multiple opportunities to socialise with your team and the wider company
• 🏋️‍♀️ 50% off gym memberships at Virgin Active and Nuffield (via Vitality health insurance)
• 💻 Equipment provided for you to do your best work!