Backend Developer

Listed: 1 week ago

Backend Developer

Location: Duxford, Cambridgeshire

Hours: 9:00am - 5:30pm - Hybrid with 3 days per week in the office

Salary: ££Competitive

Benefits: 22 days holiday per annum rising by 1 day per full year employed until 25 days holiday have been awards + 8 bank holidays, hybrid working, salary sacrifice pension plan, critical illness, group life cover, company bonus scheme, employee assistance programme, employee benefits platform, international football tournament.

Duration: Permanent

Our client is looking to expand their technical team and is looking for a talented Backend Developer to join their expanding IT team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced backend developer with a background in cloud-native or SaaS environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong web development skills, ideally with hands-on experience using Laravel 12 or a similar PHP framework.

If you're ready to take on your next challenge and be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team, read on for more details!

Who are we?

We are Busy Bee Recruitment, an award-winning recruitment agency supplying both temporary and permanent staffing solutions throughout the UK to our client base spanning multiple sectors including Sales, Marketing, Industrial, Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, Accountancy, Administration & Executive Search.

What our client offers:

* Work on building and improving backend systems for new and existing web applications

* Collaborate with frontend developers and other team members to deliver full-stack features

* Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code using PHP (Laravel or similar frameworks)

* Support cloud-based deployment and infrastructure management

* Troubleshoot issues, debug code, and fix bugs as they arise

* Contribute to improving system performance and reliability

* Take part in code reviews and share feedback with the team

* Help shape and maintain API integrations with third-party services

* Stay updated with best practices and emerging technologies

What we are looking for:

* Proven experience as a backend developer in a cloud-native or SaaS environment- 3+ years

* Strong knowledge of PHP, ideally with experience using Laravel 12 or similar frameworks

* Experience working with relational databases (e.g. MySQL)

* Understanding of API development and integration (RESTful APIs)

* Familiarity with Git version control

* Experience working in Agile or Scrum teams

* Good problem-solving and debugging skills

* Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

* Strong communication and collaboration skills

* Understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines (desirable)

* Knowledge of Docker and containerised environments (a bonus)

* Comfortable using cloud platforms like AWS or similar (preferred)

So, are you ready for your next job? Hit on the apply button today

If you have not received a response within 3-5 working days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Busy Bee Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this Permanent vacancy

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