Senior Software Engineer - PHP

<h1>Senior Software Engineer - PHP</h1><p><strong>Department: </strong>Development</p><p><strong>Employment Type: </strong>Full Time</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Duleek</p><br/><h3>Description</h3>At Bright, we create cutting-edge software for accounting, payroll, tax, and practice management, supported by a team of talented individuals who are passionate about making a difference. Together, we lead the industry with innovative solutions and unparalleled customer support. <br/> We’re all about creating opportunities for businesses to succeed—and for you to shine. Join us, and be part of a supportive, collaborative team that values your voice and contributions.  <br/><br/> Why join us? We believe in empowering people to grow professionally while maintaining balance in their lives. At Bright, you’ll work in a dynamic, inclusive environment that supports your personal and career aspirations. <br/><strong><br/>The Opportunity </strong> The Senior Software Engineer at Bright will be a key contributor to our Practice Management Team. This role will focus on developing high-quality, scalable RESTful APIs and backend solutions using PHP, the Laravel ecosystem (including Illuminate components and related tooling), and bespoke frameworks. These solutions power our AI-driven features, our SaaS products, integrations with third parties as well as provide a public facing API for use by our customers.  Experience with front end development using a JavaScript framework would be beneficial, though not necessary. The successful candidate will work collaboratively in a cross-functional teams to deliver impactful projects that are core to driving the business forward. <br/><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul> <li>Drive the technical architecture and design of web-based applications and services, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and efficient. </li> <li>Build RESTful APIs for use internally and externally. </li> <li>Write well-tested, well-documented, and maintainable code. </li> <li>Deploy, monitor, and optimise software in production, ensuring they perform at scale and meet product requirements. </li> <li>Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical issues. </li> <li>Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies and best practices in software engineering. </li> <li>Identify opportunities for improve development practices, tools, code health and maintainability in collaboration with the wider engineering community.Configure builds and automated tests to execute reliably and efficiently in CI/CD environments. </li> <li>Foster a collaborative environment by working closely within cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery. </li> </ul><br/><h3>What are we looking for?  </h3><ul> <li>Experience building modern web applications and APIs with PHP and MySQL. </li> <li>Experience with Laravel (or Illuminate components) and/or other modern PHP frameworks. </li> <li>Experience with writing unit tests or test-driven development is an advantage. </li> <li>Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP. </li> <li>Configure, deploy, and run services in containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes). </li> <li>Experience building web front ends in JavaScript would be an advantage, though not necessary.  </li> <li>Be self-driven and interested in growing your skills and knowledge. </li> <li>Experience working in a fast-moving agile environment. </li> <li>Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices and tools. </li> </ul> <br/><br/><h3>Benefits include:</h3><ul> <li>Performance Based Bonus</li> <li>Company pension</li> <li>Life Insurance</li> <li>Health Insurance</li> <li>Referral Programme</li> <li>Free onsite food </li> <li>Cycle to work scheme</li> <li>On-site parking</li> <li>Work from home</li> <li>Company events</li> </ul>