Laravel Web Developer Job Role

We are looking for an ambitious Laravel/PHP developer to join our ever growing and talented web development team.

The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, a keen eye for detail, and exceptional time management skills with commercial experience at building and supporting complex website builds.

As well as working within the team, there is also a requirement for self-management, making it essential that you are comfortable organising workloads, working to budgets, documenting your work, and working directly with clients.

Department

Web Development

Position

Full-time & permanent

Working Hours

09:00 – 17:30 Monday to Friday

(Excluding bank and public holidays!)

Salary

£30-40k DOE

Location

Salisbury, Bristol or Southampton office

Who are we?

Rank Your Domain is an award-winning, full service digital agency with offices in Southampton, Salisbury, and Bristol. We work in a colourful and collaborative environment, where you will find an open-plan office, the opportunity for development and a flexible and friendly atmosphere.

Our teams work on exciting projects, with a wide range of clients and we are always at the forefront of new ideas and technologies.

What the role entails

You will be customer facing, providing support and maintenance services to website owners as well as working on new projects. Strong customer skills are also essential - including the ability to explain your ideas and feedback to customers with varying levels of technical knowledge. Involved in internal and client projects, you will also have excellent time management and organisation skills, as well as a keen eye for detail.

09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday (Excluding bank and public holidays)
Based in office full time, either Salisbury, Bristol or Southampton (remote working can be discussed)
Occasional visits to the Salisbury head office (if not based there)
Salary £30-40k DOE

Skills & essential criteria required

Expert knowledge of Laravel, PHP, JavaScript, and SQL
Excellent knowledge of Git
Good front end development using CSS, SASS, and JavaScript (both with and without jQuery)
Excellent problem-solving skills, and logical troubleshooting workflows
Ability to resolve issues on platforms on which you have had no previous exposure
Understanding of accessibility best practices
Understanding of SEO best practices relating to website builds
Strong communication skills both within the team and client facing
Exceptional eye for details and ability to self-test their work
Team player who can collaborate with the digital (SEO and Content), project, business development, and test teams.
Ability to architect solutions to client issues.
Build websites using HTML and CSS using semantic mark-up and content
A self-starter who can support existing code bases produced by developers of all levels
Manage client relationships, with strong communication in regard to project briefs, ideas and feedback
Ability to research and integrate with 3^rd party APIs.

Desirable Experience

Experience with CMS systems such as WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal
Experience with AWS, and modern-day infrastructure setups
Experience with AA and AAA accessibility standards
Experience with JS libraries (React, Node.js)
Working use of Adobe suite (XD, InDesign)
Test Driven Development

Benefits

Free fresh fruit and soft drinks
Central Southampton office with darts board (Pool table in Salisbury)
Pension salary sacrifice
Learning opportunity from a full service agency, including various career progression paths