PHP Developer
Job Title PHP Developer
Salary Up to £50,000 (Dependent on experience)
Location Shoreham-by-Sea (Hybrid - Once a week working in office)
(Internal Job Level Reference: Senior Associate)
Established in 2003, Focus Group is proud to be one of the UK’s fastest growing independent providers of essential business technology, providing digital workplace solutions to over 30,000 customers across the UK.
This is your chance to join an experienced, friendly, collaborative team working on the evolution of several business critical systems (Billing and CRM).
The PHP Developer is responsible for undertaking the building of new functionality and supporting existing functionality across Focus Group’s portfolio of internal applications and services.
This multi-faceted role will involve working closely with the internal development team developing set deliverables that are fit for purpose.
Principal Responsibilities/Duties
- Develop change requests and fixes on Focus Bespoke CMS and CRM applications.
- Write unit tests and work with the QA Analyst to ensure new developments are fit for purpose and meet the acceptance criteria.
- Undertake work on the Support desk on a rota basis for development related issues.
- Work on projects as required by the business.
- Actively participate in stand-ups, team meetings and poker planning sessions.
Essential Skills
- Good ability in writing unit tests.
- Efficient understanding of Javascript, JQuery, Vue.js.
- Previous experience using SQL (preferably MariaDB/MySQL).
- Able to demonstrate efficiency in HTML5 / CSS / Bootstrap and Laravel.
- Knowledge of API Development / PostMan.
- Working knowledge of branching and using Git version control.
- Ability to build meaningful, working relationships with colleagues.
- Proven experience in an equivalent role.
- Customer focused with a desire to understand and deliver customers’ requirements.
- Experience of the software development life cycle.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Passionate about delivering high quality products and ensuring standards are met.
- Team player who enjoys problem solving.
Desired Skills
- Experience of billing systems (Telecoms, MSP, ICT).
- Previous exposure to CRM and CMS systems.
- Relevant industry experience.
- Knowledge of, or an interest in, cloud development.
- Working knowledge of development security principles and best practices.
- Exposure to the .NET framework.
- Experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments and source control management.
- Awareness of AI technologies and integrations, including AI-powered automation, Microsoft Copilot, LLMs or other generative AI solutions.
At Focus Group you can be proud of what you do, how you do it and feel a true part of the team. We work hard to create an inclusive, collaborative and rewarding environment where you are inspired to achieve brilliant things and really make a difference to the future of our business.
We’re proud to have built an outstanding place to work where people thrive and are recognised for their achievements. We’re delighted to have been named one of the UK’s best 100 Companies to Work for 2021 and a British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) 2023 Vision Award Winner for London & South East for our commitment to culture and ESG.
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