Senior Developer
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Job description
We're looking for a Senior Developer to join our award-winning Technology Team of 120 tech specialists. You'll join one of our varied product squads, acting as a technical role model and a key contributor to our most exciting projects. You'll collaborate closely with developers, product, UX, and business stakeholders while helping drive engineering excellence across the organisation., * Collaborating with stakeholders to clarify complex requirements and resolve production issues
- Promoting software development best practices and engineering standards
- Reviewing colleagues' code, identifying improvements, and encouraging quality and consistency
- Mentoring and supporting junior and mid-level developers
- Covering team leadership responsibilities when required
- Actively participating in Agile ceremonies and working with senior peers to remove blockers
- Exploring new technologies and approaches to support our next phase of technical growth
Requirements
If you're passionate about PHP development, love working with modern frameworks, and want to play a key role in shaping both our technology and our people, we'd love to hear from you., We're looking for someone who is technically strong, passionate about clean code, and motivated by helping others grow. Essential experience:
- Extensive experience in software engineering
- Strong PHP MVC frameworks skills (Laravel, Symfony, or CodeIgniter)
- Test-Driven and SOLID principles
- Excellent MySQL knowledge, with the ability to identify and resolve performance issues
- React JS and core front-end experience (JavaScript, jQuery, Livewire, HTML, CSS)
- Agile experience
- Building and consuming REST APIs
Bonus points if… you have experience with AWS (ideally ECS), CI/CD tools like Bitbucket Pipelines or GitHub Actions, front-end frameworks such as SASS or Tailwind, and are comfortable using the UNIX command line. Knowledge of microservices and Docker, experience mentoring developers, and working closely with Product, UX, and business teams - particularly within retail, financial services, or leisure/tourism would also be a plus.
Benefits & conditions
At Forge, technology is at the heart of everything we do. Our teams are united by a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As a Senior Developer, you'll work on award-winning, transformative projects, using the latest technologies while helping to set standards and mentor the next generation of developers. You won't just write code, you'll influence technical direction, support delivery excellence, and help build solutions that power unforgettable holiday experiences. This isn't just another senior role. It's your chance to make your mark.
Forge Holiday Group Benefits:
- Annual bonus scheme linked to company performance.
- ️ 33 days' holiday (incl. bank hols) + extra for long service
- Your birthday off
- 2 paid volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at full pay)
- Discounts on stays with our brands + wellbeing perks
- ️ Health cash plan, life assurance & 24/7 mental health support
- Training & development opportunities.
- ️ On-site gym & parking at Chester HQ (near train station)
- Employee savings scheme & long service awards
