Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (Depending on experience)Tech stack: PHP 7/8, Laravel, RESTful API, MySQL, Vue or React

The Opportunity

We’re representing a leading retail organisation based in Manchester that is expanding its in-house engineering team due to sustained growth. They’re looking for a Software Engineer to help evolve their digital platforms, internal systems, and customer-facing applications.

This role suits someone who enjoys modern PHP development, clean coding practices, and building reliable, scalable systems at the heart of a well-known retail brand.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Designing, developing, and maintaining applications using PHP 7/8.
  • Building and consuming RESTful APIs across key retail systems.
  • Working with modern frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony.
  • Writing high-quality, maintainable code following industry best practices.
  • Debugging, profiling, and optimising application performance.
  • Working closely with Product, UX, QA, and DevOps teams.
  • Supporting code reviews and helping evolve engineering standards.
  • Managing data using relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Tech Skills & Experience

Essential:

  • Strong commercial experience with PHP.
  • Hands-on experience with a modern PHP framework (Laravel preferred).
  • Good understanding of relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
  • Knowledge of RESTful API design and backend engineering.
  • Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows.
  • Core front-end understanding (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Nice to Have:

  • Retail or e-commerce environment experience.
  • Exposure to Docker or containerised development.
  • Familiarity with AWS/Azure/GCP.
  • Experience with Vue.js, React, or another front-end framework.
  • Automated testing using PHPUnit or Pest.

The Person

  • Strong communicator who thrives in cross-functional teams.
  • Detail-focused with a structured approach to writing maintainable code.
  • Enjoys solving engineering challenges and improving systems.
  • Keen to develop new skills and adopt modern PHP tooling.

Benefits Package

This organisation offers a strong, modern benefits package, including:

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Hybrid working 
  • Enhanced pension scheme (above statutory employer contribution)
  • Private healthcare or health cash plan
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Employee discount scheme across retail products
  • Training & development budget for certifications, courses, and conferences
  • Flexible working hours
  • Life assurance
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Modern tech stack and investment in engineering culture

Why This Role Appeals

  • Competitive salary: £50,000 – £60,000 DOE
  • Join a modern, forward-thinking retail tech team in Manchester
  • Work on high-impact systems used across the customer journey
  • Career growth as the engineering function continues to scale
  • Flexible, people-focused working environment
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Job Details

Company
Reed
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£50,000 - £60,000 per annum, Inc benefits
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