Full Stack Developer (PHP)

Company Description

MedPal AI plc owns several subsidiaries with independent technical products. Our platform new.co.uk is growing rapidly. New Health is focused on providing prescription medication for common issues such as obesity and hair loss. We are in the process of expanding our offering but currently focusing heavily on GLP-1s.

Role Description

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer with demonstrable commercial experience in PHP. Python would be a massive bonus.

The succesful candidate will work full time at our offices in Aldbury (near Tring). The offices are quite remote and we are currently in the process of refurbishing with high quality desks and chairs. There is a very nice cafe on site too. We can offer some flexibility for hybrid working but predominantly need you on site.

The successful candidate will predominantly be contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of the New Health web app and infrastrucutre.

Day-to-day responsibilities include implementing and optimizing PHP-based back-end services, integrating APIs, and ensuring secure, efficient data handling for AI-driven features. The role also involves building and maintaining the responsive front-end interfaces, collaborating closely with product, marketing, clinical, and UX/UI teams.

You'll have significant influence over the technical direction of a rapidly growing healthcare platform, working directly with senior leadership rather than through multiple layers of management.

Technologies

PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Docker, Git, and Python/Flask for the API and background workers.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess strong backend web development skills, including PHP, API integration, and database design and management.
• Candidates should possess solid frontend development skills, including CSS, HTML, and JS.
• Candidates should be familiar with git and comfortable with GitHub.
• Strong working knowledge of Docker and Linux.
• Experience building secure, scalable web applications, ideally in health tech, AI, or data-intensive environments.
• Ability to write clean, testable code, perform debugging, and collaborate in agile, cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a strong focus on clean code and efficiency.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and clear written and verbal communication.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent commercial experience.
• Demonstrable commercial experience (at least 5 years).
• AI-assisted development is a core part of our workflow. Candidates should already be proficient with modern coding assistants such as Claude Code or equivalent tools, while maintaining strong engineering judgement and the ability to work independently of AI.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines is beneficial.

Salary range

£65k-£75k depending on experience.

Not looking for

Agencies, freelancers, remote workers, recent graduates, anyone who can't provide evidence of substantial commercial experience predating AI coding assistants.

The interview process will be straightforward, I'll have an initial interview with you over a video call, and we'll then invite our top candidates to the office to meet the team for a second interview.