Web Developer

PHP Web Developer 

We’re Jadu, a world-leading accessible digital platform company. Jadu helps organisations around the world build the best possible connections to their customers via our easy-to-use, accessible platform, and multi-award-winning design team.

We are on the look out for a PHP Web Developer with a creative flair and keen eye for detail. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to propel their career and surround themselves with some exceptionally talented individuals, who will enrich their learning journey.

To join us, you will need good knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, HTML and ideally Symfony or another similar framework. 

Why this job matters

The Jadu platform allows large organisations to deliver content and services that reach millions of people around the world. Being able to access these remotely has become critically important over recent times following the need to limit direct person to person contact - Jadu software has played a key role in making this possible for many public sector organisations.

Our team’s mission is to make beautiful software that’s easy to use, both for our users, our customers’ users, and our growing network of developers and partners.

What you will bring to the role

As a web developer, you will love solving problems and take care crafting your solutions. As well as writing great code using PHP, Twig, HTML, CSS & Javascript, you will need to be able to communicate your ideas clearly, give and receive feedback in peer reviews and work within your team to deliver secure, high quality, performant solutions to our customers. 

Skills, experience and capabilities should include: 

• Excellent knowledge of programming principles, OO, TDD etc 


• Good knowledge of PHP, ideally including Symfony framework 


• Good knowledge of Twig is desirable 


• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS & Javascript 


• Good knowledge and experience of developing secure, scalable web solutions a distinct advantage


• Good knowledge of version control software, preferably GIT 


• Exposure and awareness of build tools and continuous integration environments, knowledge of GitLab CI or Jenkins is desirable 


• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle


• Experience of customer-facing or agency work would be advantageous 

Reasons to work with Jadu

You will work with and be able to learn from some truly amazing team members. Everyone here is excited to learn from you and your own experiences too.

Some of the other perks include:

• Holidays - 25 days per year (not including bank holidays)


• Flexibility - Flexible working hours (start between 8 and 10, finish between 4 and 6)


• Location - Primarily working from home as a distributed team, Leicester location used for when meetups are required (such as during on-boarding)


• Healthcare - Private Healthcare with AXA PPP *


• Pension - Employee Pension Scheme (as per auto-enrolment timescales)


• MacBook - MacBook Pro with associated Apple hardware


• Development - Personal Development programme with buddy / mentor


• Conferences - Tech Talk sessions with talks from industry experts, cross-business knowledge share sessions, and opportunities to attend conferences and user group events.

* Following the successful completion of your 6 month probation period