Backend Developer - Core PHP/MySQL for Florist Ecommerce Platform (remote)

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.