Senior PHP Software Engineer

Senior PHP Software Engineer focuses on own the technical architecture and roadmap for a business with a massive digital footprint, over 100,000 daily subscribers and a rapidly expanding revenue engine.

What the role involves

• Own the technical architecture and roadmap for a business with a massive digital footprint, over 100,000 daily subscribers and a rapidly expanding revenue engine.
• As a member of the leadership team, you will report directly to the CEO, ensuring their technology stack is a driver of their commercial success.
• Maintain their core stack, including headless CMS (Word.
• Key Responsibilities for Senior Software Engineer Technical Leadership: Own.
• Commercial Integration: Partner with the Head of Research and Intelligence teams to deliver data features and optimize our subscription paywall funnel.

Skills and requirements

• The Operator: You have hands-on experience as a Senior Software Engineer with CMS ecosystems, subscription/paywall systems, and cloud infrastructure.

Confirmed role details

• The Leader: You have a track record of managing outsourced or nearshore teams and a preference for permanent, growth-oriented environments.

Candidate fit

• technical problem-solving, code quality, testing discipline, and clear collaboration

Additional role context

• Press + DatoCMS), infrastructure (AWS/Heroku), and billing systems (Stripe/Zephr).

Known job details

• Pay: £80,000