PHP Developer

Up to £50k doe + Exc BenefitsExcellent career opportunityWell established successful company with a great working environment

Our client specialises in implementing Totara learning and performance management systems that help organisations improve the way they educate and manage their staff. On their behalf we are looking for an experienced PHP Developer to join their busy team.

This role involves working in the Technical Department providing the successful development, maintenance and support of the Totara suite of learning and performance technologies, and associated technologies such as SCORM-based e-learning and interfacing to external systems.Technology that is used include HTML, CSS, JavaScript: Vanilla, ES6+ and Typescript with libraries in React and Vue. Experience in the following would be desirable: Frameworks: Totora/Moodle, NextJSTesting tools: PHPUnit, Behat, Jest, Testing Library, VitestMain responsibilities:

Design and build system customisations and enhancements from scratch or by adapting existing plugins as necessary to meet customer and internal specification(s).Maintain and manage the Totara codebase(s).Manage customer site update and upgrade processes in line with Totara software update releases.Manage the upgrade of existing customer production and staging sites on a regular basis maintaining sites to the latest Totara release to meet security and bug fix requirements.Solve technical queries from customers.Scoping, agreeing and documenting project and development tasks.Testing of developments to identify and catalogue system problems, and to liaise internally for follow-up and test solutions. The following technical skills and experience are required:

Experience in writing robust, object-oriented PHP code with at least two years’ experienceExperience writing code for Moodle and /or Totara systemsExcellent understanding of PHP and a working knowledge of JavaScriptExperience with DockerFamiliarity with Git, Gitlab or similar development toolsFamiliarity with PostgreSQL and MySQL Databases

They like their team to have:Self-motivation and proactive contributions to team planning and workflowMethodical approach to problem solving, testing, debugging and resolutionAbility to work with a non-technical audience (clients and colleagues) and ability to clearly articulate technical issues

This is a position joining a successful growing company that can offer fantastic job satisfaction and ongoing personal development.

For more information and to apply, in confidence, please send your CV to Chris at The Recruitment Fix Ltd.

Key Skills

• Mysql
• PHP