PHP Developer

Our Information, Systems & Services (ISS) team is our most innovative team in the business. Our goal? To be the leading digital insurance broker in the industry. With research and development at the heart of everything we do, we always push boundaries and explore new ideas. We work with big brands, like Swinton, and some of the most powerful aggregators on the market. When you join our team, we invest in you and invest in your career. We want you to be part of the journey we are on and part of our Atlanta family.

About the role

Our PHP Developer will have direct input into the technical direction of the organisation and will influence the way in which the solutions and the systems are designed and built. Your primary focus will be on the development of server-side logic ensuring the high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will enjoy working as part of team and are passionate about programming and have a willingness to explore and learn new technologies then this is the role for you.

Joining our ISS team, you will have:

• A good understanding of OOP & code design
• Experience of working with a MVC framework (Symfony, Laravel, Zend etc)
• Experience of using and designing MySQL databases whilst being comfortable working in a LAMP environment
• Working knowledge of a version control system (Git)
• Excellent communication skills

It would be great if you also have any of the following.

• HTML4, HTML5, XHMTL, XML, CSS, CSS3, Javascript/JQuery experience
• Using debugging tools (XDebug) and writing unit tests (PHPUnit)
• Consuming and building APIs (REST, SOAP)
• Building scalable systems
• Experience using Composer and Satis
• Working in an Apple Mac environment

What you will learn with us

• Production level programming and software architecture
• Unit testing and code debugging
• MySQL optimisation
• Deployment practices
• Ubuntu Linux server setup and management

This is a real opportunity to join a company that is continually growing.

Working at Atlanta Group

We are a fast-growing, digitally driven, agile broker with a vision to both simplify and improve insurance for customers across the UK and Ireland. Atlanta is home to many brands such as Swinton Insurance, Autonet, Carole Nash, Be Wiser Insurance, Healthy Pets Insurance, Marmalade, Paymentshield Ltd, Safeguard and Lloyd Latchford Group.

At Atlanta, we’re passionate about supporting local charities and making a positive difference in the places where we live and work. Together we’ve raised nearly £300,000 since 2017 with fund-raising activities like our Give Back Days and Operations Giftmas for local causes in our local communities.

Diversity & Inclusion at Atlanta

Atlanta's Diversity & Inclusion network aims to recognise and celebrate all people, with 6 communities working to shine a light on important issues and amplify under-represented voices. Our communities celebrate being your true self, cultural differences, visible and invisible disabilities, gender parity, colleagues of all ages and parents and carers, each striving to empower, enthuse, educate, and inspire people across the wider Atlanta community.

The communities help ensure that our people have an equal voice and support network to strengthen our inclusion across the business, creating an environment where everyone can feel heard, appreciated, and welcome.

Why choose us?

Our promise to you. This role offers a competitive salary along with pay and role progression. You will get to work with a fun, diverse and driven team who love what they do and a leadership team who listen, support and inspire you to be your very best!

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