Senior PHP Developer (Symfony)

TL;DR

Senior PHP Developer (Symfony): Leading and improving backend systems for a platform with an accent on clean, maintainable, and well-tested PHP using Symfony. Focus on shaping technical direction, improving developer experience, and mentoring team members within legacy environments.

Location: Remote-first within the UK, with monthly in-person team days in Salts Mill.

Salary: up to £60,000

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first company building great software by supporting, trusting, and growing its people within a friendly and down-to-earth team.

What you will do

• Lead and improve back-end systems, writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested PHP using Symfony.
• Take ownership of parts of the platform and contribute to architectural decisions and refactoring strategies.
• Help define how software is built, balancing pragmatism with long-term maintainability in legacy environments.
• Identify and fix pain points in tooling, testing, or workflows, championing sensible standards and automation.
• Support and mentor other developers through code reviews and discussion.
• Communicate clearly about technical decisions, risks, and trade-offs with delivery managers, testers, designers, and frontend developers.

Requirements

• Must be UK-based.
• Strong working experience in PHP, OOP, and design principles (SOLID, patterns, clean code).
• Experience with legacy systems, MySQL, relational data modelling, and thoughtful API design/consumption.
• Proficiency with modern tooling (Docker, Git, PHPStan, PHPUnit, CI/CD) and hands-on Symfony experience.
• Focus on test strategy, quality, and incremental improvements, not just shipping features.
• Collaborative and mentoring mindset, willing to learn from others.

Culture & Benefits

• Dedicated space and time for refactoring, improving tests, and fixing root causes.
• Regular technical discussions, collaborative problem-solving, and autonomy in decision-making.
• £500 annual personal development budget for learning, events, or certifications.
• Competitive salary (up to £60,000) with annual performance-based reviews.
• Flexible working hours, 34 days off (including Bank Holidays), plus birthday off.
• Provided home office setup and regular in-person team days (Summer and Winter outings).