Backend Developer - Core PHP/MySQL for Florist Ecommerce Platform (remote)
1 day ago
Leeds
Hi, I run e-commerce platform for florists in the UK, and we are looking for an experienced, remote backend PHP developer to join our team of 4 developers. The developer can be based outside the UK, but ideally should be available for at least part of the UK working day, especially between 1pm and 5pm UK GMT:0 time. Key skills needed: • Strong Core PHP experience, ideally PHP 8+, • Excellent MySQL knowledge, including queries, joins, indexes, schema changes, and debugging data issues, • Experience working on e-commerce platforms, including orders, products, checkout, payments etc, • Experience with APIs including Stripe, Cloudflare, Google Maps, Mandrill, • Cron jobs, Docker, Nginx, PHP-FPM, Jira, Git, • Comfortable working with existing and legacy codebases, • Performance optimisation, • Security best practices, • Server management, especially LAMP stack environments The role: • Fix bugs and improve existing functionality, • Plan and create new features based on customer tickets, • Improve database reliability and performance, • Maintain third-party APIs, • Communicate clearly, estimate honestly, and document important changes Ideal person: • Careful, reliable, and detail-focused, • Strong problem solver who can trace issues through a real production codebase, • Happy working on an established custom platform, • Understands e-commerce logic and the importance of not breaking live orders or payments Contract and salary: • Long-term role, • Work hours: 3-7 hours per day, Monday to Friday, • Working window: anytime between 10am and 6pm UK time, • Hourly rate: £14-£20 / $18-$27 depending on expertise, • Monthly salary: approximately £600-£2,000 / $800-$2,700 depending on hours and experience, • Salary and hours are negotiable Current team: • 3 PHP developers, • 3 Artworkers/on boarders, • 1 Apple developer for the app Benefits: • Part of a small and friendly team, • Remote working with stable income, • Flexible work hours, • Part of a quickly growing business, • Wage growth as the platform gains more customers We look forward to hearing from you and potentially welcoming you to our team. Please reply with your relevant PHP/MySQL e-commerce experience, examples of similar systems you have worked on, your availability, and your expected hourly rate.