Software Engineer (PHP / JavaScript)

Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience with PHP in a modern framework such as Symfony or Laravel in an enterprise or business-critical environment
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and how to structure systems for long-term maintainability
• Experience building and testing API-driven backend systems, with unit and functional tests as a normal part of our work
• Comfortable working with a modern JavaScript framework such as Vue or React as part of a full-stack workflow
• Happy working in a small, collaborative team where you take real ownership, communicate clearly, and enjoy being close to the commercial side of the business
• Nice to have experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases, Dockerised applications, AWS-hosted environments, and using AI tools to improve productivity or code quality

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend-heavy features across internal systems that support operations, reporting, analytics, and the B2B portal
• Work closely with our Head of Development to shape solution design, architecture, and technical direction
• Write clean, testable, SOLID-compliant PHP using Symfony, with strong unit and functional test coverage as part of everyday development
• Contribute to and improve shared standards, code reviews, CI, and deployment practices, including the growing use of AI tools in the workflow
• Work with business users across sales and operations to understand requirements, refine ideas, and turn them into pragmatic, maintainable solutions
• Help evolve our platform and infrastructure using technologies such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Vue.js, AWS, and Docker

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Backend
• ClickHouse
• Support
• JavaScript
• Laravel
• PHP
• PostgreSQL
• REST
• React
• Symfony
• Vue
• Cloud
• Docker
• Java

More:

We are a small, profitable B2B luxury fashion distribution business based in Bristol, working in a hybrid setup with typically one day a week in the office and the rest remotely. We partner with global brands to turn problematic wholesale into a controlled, profitable channel, and our close-knit team across sales, operations, and IT values team fit, attitude, communication, and a flexible, grown-up approach to work. In-house development is treated as a strategic function, giving real ownership and the chance to build business-critical software that directly impacts how we operate and make money. The role offers a salary of £50,000 to £60,000, plus 28 days holiday, bank holidays, PMI, pension, and social events.

last updated 36 week of 2026