Senior Software Engineer Php

Tech Returners is working in partnership with Street Group to find Software Engineers to join their team!

Are you an experienced Senior Software Engineer (PHP) looking to get back into tech after a break? If so, our 4-week PHP programme with job interviews at the end, in partnership with our hiring partner Street Group, is the perfect route to get you back into a tech job. It’s completely free, and you'll receive a £2,000 bursary to support your living costs.

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Meet Street Group

Meet our hiring partner for this PHP programme - Street Group

Street Group is one of the fastest-growing PropTech companies in the world. They're on a mission to change the way people buy and sell property; to put the joy back into moving.

As an established Property company with 5 years of experience working with some of the biggest estate agents in the country, Street Group is in a unique position to tackle this mission. Building on the success of their flagship product Spectre, they've constantly been thinking of new ways to improve the Property industry.

Over the past three years, they've been working on Street.co.uk - they're groundbreaking product that's putting transparency, user experience and beautiful design at the heart of our industry.

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As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be pivotal to our continued success. You’ll be part of a small cross-functional team, working alongside designers, product owners and engineers in order to identify, prioritise and solve problems iteratively. Utilising cutting-edge technology you’ll play a pivotal role in the evolution of our products. This is an exciting time to join us, marking a crucial point in our growth where you can expect immediate impact and fast-paced innovation to be the norm.

If you love autonomy, are naturally curious, and want to have a genuine impact within a growing company, we think you’d fit right in!

Job title: SeniorSoftware Engineer (PHP)

Location: Manchester, UK

Department: Engineering

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000

Working hours: 40

Role and responsibilities:

• You’ll have hands-on experience in building and delivering high-quality software solutions
• You’ll be a driving force behind best programming practices and taking your team on that journey with you
• You’ll work at scale, building tools and systems that can process large data volumes quickly and consistently
• You’ll drive the enhancement and continual upkeep of our platform for optimal performance
• You’ll collaborate closely with our in-house Data team, our customers, and commercial colleagues across the business to build a best-in-class product You’ll develop your expertise through consistent knowledge-sharing sessions with fellow team members, fostering a collaborative environment for continuous growth

A bit about you

• You’re an experienced Software Engineer who has strong commercial experience in both PHP and Laravel
• You have experience with Vue
• You have experience with cloud computing services (AWS and/or GCP)
• You’re a passionate advocate for best practices including Agile, TDD and OOP
• You have strong empathy, communication and collaboration skills
• You care about empowering your team and working together to find the best solutions

Not sure whether to apply?

Research has shown that women tend to rule themselves out of applying for jobs unless they meet 100% of the requirements. If you fall into that category and were about to rule yourself out based on the above criteria; please consider applying anyway. We'd love to see your application!

Salary

£50,000-£60,000 dependent on experience.

However, sometimes the perfect person is far more or less experienced than we anticipated. In these situations planned ranges go out the window. If you think that might be the case, please apply and just let us know.

We care deeply about helping the tech industry become a more inclusive and diverse place and we work hard to lead by example. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a complementary team of employees and building an inclusive environment for all.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK and be able to perform the work specified.

Perks and benefits:

• Hybrid working (up to 4 days/week at home)
• Flexible working hours
• 2 x fully paid volunteer days
• Enhanced annual leave
• £500 Learning and development budget
• Regular wellbeing initiatives
• £1000 towards a holiday after your first year with the team
• Paid team socials
• Your birthday off!
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comfortable, relaxed office space - office dogs welcome!
• Fully stocked fridge and beers (or an alternative) on us every Friday afternoon
• Company and team off-sites, events and happy hours
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Feel good about sustainability - we're a climate-positive company!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Transport links
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester, M1 1JU

Reference ID: ST-TR4-SeniorSE
Expected start date: 28/06/2024