Employment Type: Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm UK time)
Location: United Kingdom (Remote)
About Exchange My Car
Exchange My Car is a fast-growing UK-based tech platform transforming how people sell their vehicles. We provide a fast, transparent and hassle-free alternative to traditional selling methods.
As we grow rapidly, we are looking for a Senior PHP Developer to play a key role in modernising our systems, introducing engineering best practices, and helping scale our platform for the next stage of growth.
What We’re Looking For
- 6+ years of professional PHP development experience
- Strong experience with modern PHP (PHP 8+)
- Experience working with modern MVC frameworks (e.g. Code Igniter, Laravel, Symfony)
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Git Hub Copilot) as part of your day-to-day development workflow
- Experience in improving or modernising legacy systems
- Solid understanding of OOP and SOLID principles
- Understanding of design patterns and clean architecture
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
- Strong knowledge of Git and collaborative workflows
- Experience with Composer and dependency management
- Experience implementing automated testing (e.g. PHPUnit)
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment best practices
- Experience with performance optimisation and scalability improvements
- Project management or technical leadership experience, including planning, prioritising and delivering work to deadlines
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
The Qualities We Value
- An efficient, methodical approach to planning, building and testing
- The ability to explain technical matters clearly to non-technical colleagues
- Comfort working closely with marketing, operations and leadership teams to turn business needs into technical solutions
- A sense of ownership and accountability for the quality of your work
- A proactive mindset, spotting problems early and suggesting practical improvements
About the Role
As a Senior PHP Developer, you will
- Lead improvements to our PHP architecture and codebase
- Introduce modern engineering best practices, including the effective use of AI coding tools
- Develop, improve and modernise PHP applications (including legacy Code Igniter components where applicable)
- Plan and manage technical projects from scoping through to delivery
- Collaborate with cross-functional and non-technical teams to design, develop and implement new features
- Write clean, efficient and well-documented code
- Troubleshoot and debug complex issues to ensure optimal performance
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices in web development
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmap planning
- Mentor other developers and raise engineering standards across the team
What You Can Expect From Us
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Opportunity to shape technical standards
- A growing product with strong market demand
- A collaborative, fast-moving team
- Long-term growth opportunity within the company
