Job Title: PHP Developer
Location: Southampton / Hybrid
Salary: £31,158 to £33,377 (dependent on experience)
Job type: Full-time / permanent
About the role:
University of Southampton Students Union (SUSU) are recruiting for a PHP Developer to join our expanding Digital Team and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard-working, keen to develop and ready for a new challenge. Working as our in-house specialist for our back-end platform, you will be taking our system to new levels with an ambitious improvement and innovation plan, that will provide the perfect opportunity for you to demonstrate your skills and expertise.
To be successful in this role, you should have a minimum of two years of experience using web development technologies, including PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Git. Experience with PHP outside of its use within frameworks is also a plus, as is experience working within a large application codebase. In addition to strong technical skills, we are looking for someone who is organised, has strong problem-solving and analytical skills, and is able to work well with others. A willingness to learn and stay calm under pressure are also important qualities for this role.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain our organisation’s back-end platform.
- Write clean code that is clear and understandable by others
- Contribute to the planning of digital projects
- Lead on all phases of the development lifecycle
- Work with key stakeholders to understand the needs of both the organisation and our users
- Provide technical resource to tie together all of our digital systems
Skills Required:
- At least 2 years’ experience in creating and maintaining PHP based systems
- Understanding of MVC approach to programming
- Experience of working with MySQL
- Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery & Bootstrap
- Experience of using frontend frameworks like vue.js
- Experience of programming within WordPress, including WP plugins
- (ONS)returns a required.
- Linux Usage and Administration (preferred)
- MySQL, SQL and Administration (preferred)
Benefits
- 30 days holiday per annum. In addition, there are six closure holiday days during Easter and Christmas and eight bank holidays.
- 35-hour work week
- Hybrid working
- Defined contributions pension scheme where SUSU contribute 10%.
- Discounted bus passes (UniLink and Blue Star) and a cycle scheme
- Fun and dynamic team
Apply Now
You can easily apply using your CV and covering letter by clicking on ‘Apply Now’.
Candidates with experience of; Full Stack Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Full Stack Technician, T-SQL, SQL Developer, PHP Developer, Software Developer, IT Engineer, HTML Developer, Web Design, Web Development, JavaScript, Software Engineer may be considered for this role.
