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PHP Backend Engineer

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, EC1A, England, UK
Listing for: SoftBlues
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-13
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Backend Developer, Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Greater London

PHP Backend Engineer at Soft Blues

This is a fast-growing SAAS platform that links e-commerce merchants with manufacturers. Its mission is to create a system that empowers anyone, anywhere, to achieve personal freedom—freedom to earn income, manage their own work, and set their own hours. Over 5 million people have joined to launch their own online businesses through this platform, benefiting from a no‑risk, on‑demand model that rewards effort without upfront costs.

The goal is to equip every aspiring entrepreneur with the tools to turn their business ideas into reality, transforming dreams into tangible digital products. This is achieved through 21 independent teams, each focusing on a specific area like demand integrations, growth, orders, payments, supply, or product presentation. These cross‑functional groups, typically 3 to 5 developers strong, collaborate closely with product managers and designers, delivering sustainable, high‑quality code with minimal technical debt.

The organization operates as a true product‑driven entity, with a workforce spanning over 20 countries and growing beyond 600 members.

Responsibilities
  • You’ll team up with product managers and teams to refine and roll out new features.
  • You will take responsibility in the design and execution of your own initiatives.
  • You’ll spot ways to improve the codebase and pitch in to make it better.
  • You’ll often pair up with colleagues for code reviews, sharing feedback to sharpen skills and enhance the platform.
  • You’ll tackle and fix key bugs or issues flagged in the system.
  • You’ll join weekly coding or knowledge‑sharing sessions, either leading or listening in.
  • You’ll grow your soft skills, dive into best practices, and chat tech with your peers.
Requirements
  • Over 5 years of hands‑on PHP experience.
  • PHP 8+, Symfony, Laravel.
  • Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana.
  • PHPUnit, Postman.
  • Mongo

    DB, MySQL, Postgre

    SQL.
  • AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Git.
  • SQS, SNS.
  • We also use practices such as pair programming, refactoring, code reviews, weekly knowledge sharing sessions, TDD/BDD, A/B testing and continuous delivery which are an important part of our development process.
Seniority Level
  • Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
  • Full‑time
Job Function
  • Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
  • IT Services and IT Consulting

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