Software Engineer (PHP)

Title: Software Engineer (PHP) Department: IT Development Location: Remote / Chandlers Ford Salary: £38,423 circa

Are you an experienced Software Engineer with proven PHP and Laravel skills, looking for a new and exciting opportunity?

Do you want to be part of a large engineering team?

If so, then this could be the role for you!

What can we offer you?

A world of opportunity for someone who shares our passion for Technology. Plus, we offer you all the benefits you’d expect from one of the nation’s biggest and best energy challengers, including: competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, bonus up to 15% of salary and a health care scheme. You’ll also get the chance to work for one of the top CTOs in the UK - ranked 11 in the CIO 100 Awards 2023.

We aim to provide you with a uniquely inclusive and diverse workplace, which showcases the extraordinary in all of us, by enabling you to be the best you can be.

Putting the customer first is part of how we live and breathe at Utilita. Alongside our values – Fairness, Smart and Sustainability – this ethos guides every decision we make.

What does this role involve?

You will be joining a team of PHP Software Engineers, working in a fast-paced environment, where you’ll be helping to develop our internal and external facing web sites and applications.

You’ll be working on a variety of projects, focussing on the production of quality code, using SOLID principles.

Who are we looking for?

Your proven experience working with the PHP stack of technologies, ideally with Laravel, will allow you to swiftly become a productive member of the team.

Your drive for self-improvement, both technically and in your career will provide the focus for quality outputs and future growth.

Your ability to work with and bring on your peers and colleagues will help deliver continued growth of the team and department.

To be successful in this role you will be required to pass an enhanced security vetting process.

This role will involve an on-call working rota (24/7)

What is the technical environment?

PHP, Laravel, Vue, Nuxt.js, JavaScript, MySQL, Jenkins, Jira, confluence, Source Code – Bit Bucket, Agile methods and practices – SCRUM, KANBAN

Additional benefits available on your first day!

Utilita Bonus Scheme, made up of personal and company elements. Career progression, over 30% of roles filled in 2022 were from internal moves. Pension scheme, Utilita contribution at 4% of your salary when you contribute 5% 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. The opportunity to win tickets to major outdoor events with Utilita Extra –including, gigs and shows at the Utilita Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham arenas. Discounted employee energy tariffs. Access for you and one other to our partnered Unmind App, where you can watch or listen to videos and podcasts or get hints and tips to understand and improve on your mental wellbeing. We offer all our staff a paid volunteering day every year. Plus the chance to be involved in various fund-raising opportunities. A health care scheme that includes dental, eye care, treatments, and diagnostics health consultations. Death in service, twice your annual salary. Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling support, legal and financial advice 24/7 365 days a year, as well as a GP line and Your Care.

About us Founded in 2003, Utilita is the first – and still only - energy company created to help households use less energy, by giving them better control via digital technology, including its industry-leading smartphone app (USwitch Awards best app 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023).

Utilita is Britain’s leading Smart Pay as You Go energy provider, with over 800,000 customers, and thanks to having better control, its customers use around 11% less energy than the average bill paying household.

Utilita is committed to becoming a net zero business by 2030 and was named Green Energy Disruptor of the Year at the Better Society Energy Awards in October 2021.

Key Skills

• Laravel
• Mysql
• PHP
• JavaScript