Senior Back End Developer

Senior Back End Developer Leeds | Hybrid | £55,000 - £65,000 DOE

We're working with a growing organisation looking to hire a Senior Back End Developer to play a key role in the ongoing development of their platform and business systems.

This is a hands-on position offering real ownership, where you'll lead backend development, contribute to technical direction, and work closely with developers and stakeholders to deliver new features and improvements. You'll be instrumental in evolving a bespoke API and supporting a platform used at scale.

The Role

Lead backend development and take ownership of API architecture

Build, maintain, and improve scalable web applications and systems

Develop new API endpoints and enhance existing functionality

Collaborate with frontend developers, stakeholders, and wider teams

Mentor junior developers and support best practices across the team

Identify and reduce technical debt, improving performance and reliability

Tech Stack

PHP

MySQL

AWS

APIs and third-party integrations

About You

Strong experience with PHP and MySQL

Background working on complex web applications or business systems

Experience building or maintaining APIs

Comfortable working with stakeholders and cross-functional teams

Mentoring or leadership experience is beneficial

Strong focus on clean architecture, performance, and best practices

Senior Back End Developer Leeds | Hybrid | £55,000 - £65,000 DOE

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