Senior Php Developer

Your new company

We are Happiful. Empathetic and hard-working, we are change-makers who are passionate about creating a happier, healthier society. We operate a network of wellness websites which help individuals find professional therapists - including Counselling Directory, Hypnotherapy Directory, Nutritionist Resource, Therapy Directory and Life Coach Directory. We have over 26,000 professionals currently registered across our network, and pride ourselves on offering impeccable customer service and support, to enable our members to help others.

In addition to this, we have our Happiful website that brings together our products - the directories, our award-winning magazine - to help people get the support and information they need. To date, we’ve handled more than 7.5 million member engagements across all of our platforms.
Are You Ready to Make an Impact?

Before we delve deeper, let's ponder a few crucial questions:

• Are you driven to make a significant difference in the world?
• Would you like to work on products that promote positive mental health, nutrition, and overall well-being?
• Are you seeking a company that values a strong work-life balance, offering a 34-hour work week, generous holidays, and engaging social events like trips to Center Parcs and Thorpe Park?

If you're nodding 'Yes', then this might be the perfect role for you!

We're seeking a Senior PHP Developer with full-stack experience to our dynamic engineering team. This is a hybrid role, combining remote and office-based work. Your contributions will be pivotal in enhancing our existing services and developing new, innovative applications.

As a vital part of our team, you'll engage in activities like:

• Collaborating with fellow developers and product owners to improve our platforms, using tools like Discord, Slack, and GitHub.
• Crafting new tools and improvements for our websites, connecting people with self-care resources and wellness professionals.
• Guiding our transition from legacy systems to a more streamlined MVC/Laravel structure.
• Expanding our open-source code library.
• Participating in engineering sprints to explore and test new technologies.
• Sharing your insights through tech talks and demos.
• Ensuring our code and infrastructure remain fast and secure.

Requirements

Essential Skills and Role Requirements:

• Proficiency in front-end development (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript).
• Over 5 years of PHP development experience.
• Familiarity with PHP Frameworks like WordPress, Laravel, MVC, and PSR standards.
• Knowledge of the full LAMP stack.
• A commitment to attend our office in Camberley at least one day per week for collaboration and team-building.

Desirable Skills:

• Web server configuration (Apache/NGINX)
• Database and storage engines (MySQL/Elasticsearch/Redis)
• Deployment automation (Docker, Ansible)
• Experience with cloud platforms (CloudFlare, AWS, GCP), load balancing, server monitoring, code profiling, continuous integration, and page speed optimization.

Benefits

What you’ll get in return

• 34-hour working week with flexible working hours including an early finish on Fridays.
• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• Opportunity to qualify for a bi-annual company bonus.
• We will also provide up to 5% employers' pension contribution.
• 32 days holiday entitlement including UK public/bank holidays and end-of-year office closure (increasing annually to a maximum of 38 days).
• 2 volunteering days per year, with a supporting community focus and a charity allowance (to be donated to the charity(s) of your choice).
• Private Health Insurance.
• We prioritise our employees’ emotional wellbeing by providing access to therapy.
• A unique working environment in our modern offices with a fully stocked fridge and snacks.
• We are a company that will recognise your achievements and celebrate milestones, and offer multiple company social events throughout the year - including trips away with our families!

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Happiful is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Happiful is a trading name of Memiah Limited.