Senior Full Stack Software Developer

Description:

Our client is looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to work at a location in Portsmouth

Key Responsibilities for the position include:
- Working with colleagues to analyse current documentation. 
- Reviewing requirements to understand our client's business needs. 
- Implementing technical solutions. 
- Striving for a high level of technical quality. 
- Take part in code reviews, and use this as an opportunity to create a deeper understanding of best practice. 
- Designing and updating software databases. 
- Update and maintain servers. 
- Performing trials, testing and quality checks to ensure strong functionality and optimisation. 
- Debugging and resolving issues. 
- Maintaining and supporting systems and improving the performance of existing software. 
- Producing user and technical documentation. 
- Being proactive in highlighting issues to the team. 
- Minimal on-site adhoc IT support 

Key Skills & Experience required for the position include:
- At least 5 years commercial experience using PHP (OOP). 
- Understand microservice architecture and design patterns. 
- At least 3 years commercial experience in Vue.js or similar JavaScript framework (Angular/React). 
- Solid knowledge of Laravel (or other PHP framework). 
- Experience crafting REST API’s. 
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript. 
- Ability to write optimised complex queries and maintain MySQL databases. 
- Ubuntu and Nginx/Apache server management. 
- Experience with version control (ideally GIT). 
- Experience writing and maintaining appropriate documentation for each stage of the software development lifecycle. 
- Agile project management software (ideally Jira). 
- Working knowledge of Continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD). 

Additional Details for the position:
Values
- Teamwork - Work in partnership, be inclusive and collaborative. 
- Commercial - Understand the market and what makes us successful. 
- Decisions - Make choices for the benefit of the business. 
- Communication - Actively listen and build professional relationships. 
- Integrity - Care for others, be respected, admired and reliable. 
- Results - Go above and beyond to improve our business. 

Benefits include 
- iPhone 
- Great working environment 
- Fortnightly on-site massages  
- Dress down Friday  
- Paid regular team nights out  
- Free snacks in the office  
- Free alcohol on a Friday   
- A bottle of champagne for every work anniversary 
- Long service awards including 5 extra holiday days after your second year 
- Paid parking  
- Extra day off for your birthday and at Christmas