Senior (PHP) Software Engineer

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Role: Senior (PHP) Software Engineer I

Location: Soho Square, London Office / Hybrid

Reporting to: Engineering Manager

The Role

We are on a mission to make home moving easier and simpler. Home movers across the UK spend more than a billion minutes on Rightmove each month and our website and apps receive over 140 million visits per month. Joining the Reviews Team in Rightmove, you'll make this mission possible by giving consumers confidence in their move through reviews.

The Reviews team was formed following the acquisition of a property reviews portal, HomeViews, in February 2024. This is a new and exciting area for Rightmove and offers a unique opportunity to continue to grow and improve the HomeViews product offering, while also forging innovation in the Rightmove platform using reviews.

At Rightmove we work in autonomous cross-functional teams using Agile processes. Each team owns a part of the Rightmove experience made up of design, product, engineering and testing specialists. You will collaborate to ensure we deliver quality solutions that satisfy millions of users, thousands of agents and hundreds of passionate Rightmovers. You will be responsible for defining solutions to business and technical problems in a way which ensures maintainability, scalability and high-performance standards.

With the HomeViews tech stack in PHP and the Rightmove platform in JAVA, we are looking for someone with a strong foundation in PHP but who is keen to learn JAVA with the support of our team (or maybe you have some experience in this already).

What you'll be doing:

• Developing features and enhancements for our applications using PHP, Laravel, Postgres, and Redis, with a focus on maintainability, scalability, and performance.

• Collaborating closely with the team to solve complex technical challenges and contribute to architectural decisions that shape our products.

• Participating in sprint planning and providing input on the features that deliver the most value to our users.

• Conducting code reviews and actively engaging in constructive debates to uphold high standards of software quality.

• Exploring and advocating for the adoption of emerging technologies that align with our long-term vision.

• Working in an Agile environment, delivering iteratively while remaining adaptable to shifting priorities and new tools.

What we're looking for:

• Extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with PHP and modern frameworks like Laravel. (Bonus points if you've had exposure to Java or are excited to learn it as we transition towards new technologies.)

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about system architecture and design patterns.

• A passion for engineering excellence that transcends any specific programming language. You're focused on delivering well-crafted, efficient solutions.

• Advocacy for testing best practices, with a deep understanding of the importance of automated testing (TDD).

• Solid foundation in object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, and familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD) and hexagonal architecture is a plus.

• A collaborative mindset-you're not afraid to ask questions, seek feedback, and leverage the collective knowledge of the team.

• Enthusiasm for performance optimization and a keen interest in how live applications behave and how users interact with them.

• Initiative to improve team processes and workflows, and a desire to stay ahead of the curve by exploring the latest technologies and methodologies.

• A strong sense of ownership and accountability for both personal work and team deliverables, always striving to raise the bar in everything you do.

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we've remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We've done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do

• Make complex things as simple as possible

• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people

• Drive improvement, we can always be better

• Share early, honestly and often

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we're a great place to work, we're clearly doing something right!

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...

What we offer

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We'll help you build a career on it.

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments

• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan

• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes

• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office

• Contributory stakeholder pension

• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life

• Competitive compensation package

• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility

• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan

• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching

• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more