We have a job opening for a Senior PHP Developer

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The Storey Institute - Lancaster

We have a job opening for an experienced web developer to join our growing team. Read on for details…

Hotfoot Design is a multi award-winning creative digital agency based in the beautiful Grade II Listed Storey building in the centre of historic Lancaster (a couple of minutes walk from the train station, right next to Lancaster Castle) with views across the city and a café bar below our studio.

We have a roster of brilliant and dynamic clients in sectors including hospitality and leisure, food and drink, luxury retail, automotive, academia, charity and technology including Lancaster Brewery, The Dukes, Leonard Dews, Lancaster University, Dorothy’s Teas, Atkinson Vos, Design Plus Health & Beauty, Windermere Jetty and many others.

Your role will be to engage in challenging and interesting technical projects and to scope out, plan and deliver high quality solutions for our clients.

You will be bright, enthusiastic and full of ideas. You will be good at focusing on the task at hand, juggling competing priorities.

You will be able to hit the ground running and be brilliant at thinking on your feet and getting things done.

We definitely need…

  • An excellent knowledge of PHP and frameworks, preferably Laravel
  • Solid grounding in OOP and design patterns
  • Good working knowledge of MySQL and experience in query optimisation
  • Good working knowledge of Javascript and jQuery
  • Good working knowledge of Git

What we’d ideally like…

  • Good sysadmin skills, Linux, Apache, AWS
  • Good working knowledge of JavaScript frontend frameworks like React or Vue
  • Good working knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 including responsive design

To help you hit the ground running we will set you up with a beautiful Mac and provide you with the support you need so you feel right at home.

We are a growing agency and there will be space and opportunities for you to up-skill and advance in your career.

We offer…

  • Competitive salary
  • 33 days paid holidays (including public and bank holidays)
  • Flexible / remote working options available
  • Free Friday lunches
  • No dress code (obviously)
  • City centre location
  • Regular socials

If you would like us to consider you, or if you have any questions about the role, please email our technical director aidan@hotfootdesign.co.uk

If you are already in a role you can be assured your enquiry will be handled with discretion.

To learn more about Hotfoot and our work please take a look around our website.

We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity. No agencies, thank you.

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