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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
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