Polcode is a global, remote-first software house on a mission to help companies build and improve their digital businesses, software platforms, eCommerce stores, websites, apps, and everything in between. PHP is a core technology in many projects at Polcode, both for building brand new applications, and transitioning our clients off legacy applications to the latest services.
We’re looking for Mid Symfony Developers to join one of our projects.
Our client has been an industry leader in kitchen manufacturing in both UK and US markets for half a century and has become the UKs fastest growing designer, manufacturer, and retailer of kitchens. They run over 100 showrooms across the UK and plan to continue the expansion with many more. Join our team and be a part of their success story!
Build and maintain custom-built, cutting edge applications (Symfony 4/5 based)
Write clean code that is clear and understandable by others
Contribute to project estimations
Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
Work with senior developers, business stakeholders, and development team to understand the initial scope for a new project
Requirements:
Essential
At least 2 years experience in creating and maintaining object-oriented PHP7 based systems
An understanding of the MVC approach to development
Experience in working with MySQL (we’re using v8 currently)
Great knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax
Experience in using version control systems (such as Git) as a part of the team
Excellent communication skills – you must be able to describe technical issues to a non technical audience
Knowledge of English at least at a B2 level
A passion for adhering to coding standards and clean code
Desirable
A working knowledge of the Symfony framework
A working knowledge of the Doctrine ORM
Experience in creating and maintaining RESTFul APIs.
Experience in automated testing (e.g. PHPUnit, Behat)
Knowledge of design patterns, with practical experience of implementing them
Experience with agile project methodologies (and its impact on iterative design)
Experience in working in a continuous integration environment
Familiar with Linux or Mac OS
Previous experience in working for a retailer (familiarity with retail process)
We’re flexible with requirements, so if you are a candidate who has a majority match, but do not meet 100% of the requirements, that’s OK! We’d still love to hear from you.
Job perks:
Personal development budget: classes, conferences, certification and events
Work at times that suit your daily rhythm, from the place of your choice
Competitive salary with up to 20 paid days off
Professional onboarding process conducted by mentors and internal teams
Opportunity to play the role of Tech Leader in projects and decision-making (Senior role)
Develop your interests: Become a speaker at prestigious conferences and workshops, publish on our blog, help recruit developers, advise business partners in making strategic decisions or, at the senior level, act as a project leader or mentor. The choice is yours.
Team integration events where you will see why our employees appreciate working at Polcode, and how friendships made with us last for years.
Multisport card, private medical care, life insurance and meaningful gifts to celebrate important days according to the companys event calendar.
