Back End Developer

Back-End Developer (LAMP Stack)

• Location: Send, Woking (hybrid)
• Hours: Full-time
• Salary: Competitive
• Stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP
• Perks: Friday afternoons off, private healthcare, Pizza Wednesdays

About Minted Box

Minted Box is a digital agency that works alongside clients to design and build the platforms their brands and customers need. We specialise in our own fundraising platforms for charities and hospices, Social Value Platforms for councils, and bespoke websites and platforms for a range of big brands across the UK. Our experienced team of designers and developers all work together under one roof.

The Role

We’re looking for a back-end developer to join our small, friendly development team, working across our own platforms and bespoke client builds. The role sits in a LAMP environment, alongside plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript on the front end, with plenty of scope to get involved in cloud infrastructure, security and DevOps as our platforms grow.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and extend PHP/MySQL back-ends for our own platforms and client projects.
• Keep our Linux/Apache servers running securely, reliably and efficiently.
• Work alongside designers and front-end developers to ship features end to end.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs, including payment gateways where needed.
• Help shape our approach to cloud infrastructure and DevOps as we scale.

What You’ll Bring

Essential

• Strong understanding of Linux (Ubuntu)
• PHP
• Apache
• MySQL (MariaDB)
• Front-end fundamentals: HTML, CSS and JavaScript (pure, no frameworks)

Desirable

• Cloudflare
• CrowdStrike Falcon
• Amazon Lightsail / AWS
• Google Cloud
• Principles of web security

Nice to Have

• Stripe and other payment gateway APIs
• SharePoint
• WCAG (accessibility standards)

What’s In It For You

• Small, friendly team
• Office by the river
• Hybrid working
• Pizza Wednesdays
• Friday afternoons off
• Private healthcare