Role: Senior Software Engineer (Backend Golang / PHP) Location: London Working Arrangement: Hybrid Once every two months in London HQ (expenses covered, weve got you) Salary: Up to £80k 5% uplift for out-of-hours support (1/6 weeks) bonus & benefits Why Im Excited About This Role Im working closely with my client, and theyre growing fastso fast that this brand-new role has opened up. Theyre in the middle of a big transition from monolithic architecture to microservices, and they need a backend engineer who can help make it happen. Right now, the tech split is 70% PHP / 30% Golang, but over the next two years, theyll flip that to 70% Golang / 30% PHP. From day one, youll be working on a Golang project, while still supporting the existing PHP codebase. If youve got experience in PHP 7.0 with Slim 2.0, thats a huge plus Youll be joining a tight-knit team of a dozen engineers (frontend & backend) who are all about collaboration, clean code, and making an impact. What Youll Be Doing Working on brand-new Golang projects while keeping things running in PHP. Helping transition from a monolithic system to microservices. Building & shipping scalable, enterprise-level solutions. Writing clean, maintainable, and testable code. Collaborating with a highly skilled engineering team to create new features. Mentoring junior developers and being a key player in the backend team. Taking ownershipif you build it, you own it. Joining the on-call rota (after probation) to help keep things smooth. What You Need to Bring Strong Golang & PHP experienceyou should be comfortable with both (or willing to upskill fast). Experience moving from monolithic architecture to microservices. Knowledge of PHP 7.0 & Slim 2.0 framework. AWS expertise (S3, SQS, Lambda, MySQL, API Gateway, EventBridge, etc.). Debugging skillsyou love solving complex, business-critical issues. CI/CD experience & a passion for automation. Caching solutions & performance optimization know-how. The Perks Retirement Savings Plan, annual bonus (because you deserve it), generous employee discounts, enhanced parental leave & gifts for new parents, flexible benefitsgym discounts, life insurance, activity passes & more. 24/7 mental health support (because burnout isnt a badge of honor). This isnt just another backend rolethis is a chance to shape the future of a growing company while working on cutting-edge tech. If this sounds like your next move, lets chat. DM me or apply now We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background. ADZN1_UKTJ