Systems Developer - Hybrid

Wren Kitchens

  • Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire
  • £35,000-45,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
About The RoleWren Kitchens are not only passionate about kitchens, we are passionate about our people! We have achieved incredible milestones over the years; opening over 100 showrooms, launching in the USA, and winning multiple awards including the UK’s Number 1 place to work! This is thanks to our team, the Wren family, who have inspired us to push limits and make a difference. With our exponential growth, we are looking for incredible individuals to join us and continue our success story!Our PHP developers contribute to improvements, new features and maintenance of our Symfony 4/5 based web applications.Working as a member of our agile development team, new features are written using Object Oriented (OO) PHP/TypeScript, MySQL, HTML5 and JavaScript in an environment that encourages learning and the advancement of your technical skills as a developer.There will be genuine opportunities to progress your career. We’re constantly investing in growing our business, from our future £120million investment at our Head Office as well as our big plans to add more showrooms across the UK plus other global locations!Key responsibilities:
  • Build and maintain Wren’s custom built, cutting edge applications (Symfony 4/5 based)
  • Write clean code that is clear and understandable by others
  • Contribute to project estimations
  • Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
  • Work with senior developers, business stakeholders and wider development team to understand the initial scope for a new project
What Wren Offers:
  • Life Assurance after 2 years' service
  • Access to Benenden health and discount platform after 1 years of continuous service
  • Personalised progression plan with clear career opportunities
  • Individual training budget for personal development
  • EE discount
  • Staff discount on purchasing a kitchen/bedroom after 1 year of continuous service
  • Eye Care Vouchers
  • Refer a Friend Scheme
  • Free onsite gym
About YouEssential
  • At least 2 years’ experience in creating and maintaining object oriented PHP7 or PHP8 based systems
  • An understanding of the MVC approach to development
  • Experience of working with MySQL (We use v8 currently)
  • Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Ajax
  • Experience of using version control systems (such as Git) as part of a team
  • A passion for adhering to coding standards and clean code
  • Excellent communication skills – must be able to describe technical issues to a none technical audience
Desirable
  • A working knowledge of the Symfony (or equivalent) framework
  • A working knowledge of the Doctrine ORM
  • Experience in creating and maintaining RESTFul APIs.
  • Experience of working with:
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • React Native
  • MuleSoft or similar
  • Experience of automated testing (e.g. Playwright, PHPUnit)
  • Knowledge of design patterns, with practical experience of implementing them
  • Experience of agile project methodologies (and its impact on iterative design)
  • Experience of working in a continuous integration environment
  • Familiar with Linux or Mac OS
  • Has previously worked for a retailer / understands retail process
About The Company Wren Kitchens are not only passionate about kitchens, we are passionate about our people! We have achieved incredible milestones over the years; opening over 100 showrooms, launching in the USA, and winning multiple awards including the UK’s Number 1 place to work!This is thanks to our team, the Wren family, who have inspired us to push limits and make a difference. With our exponential growth, we are looking for incredible individuals to join us and continue our success story!

Wren Kitchens