Full Stack PHP Developer - Open Platform (UK Remote)/ 1 day ago
Quick Summary
Full Stack PHP Developer - Open Platform (UK Remote)
Future Publishing seeks a talented Full Stack PHP Developer to join the "Lab Squad" and contribute to Open Platform, a new strategic initiative focused on creating a scalable, creator-first publishing ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to work on a greenfield applicationua "startup within a scale-up"building a high-impact product from the ground up.
Reporting to the Tech Lead (Open Platform), you will develop a brand-new CMS designed to work alongside legacy systems, enabling automated creator onboarding, seamless content submission, and scalable payouts. The cutting-edge stack includes PHP/Laravel for the backend and Next.js for the frontend, utilizing technologies like Temporal and Stripe.
About the Technology & Engineering Department
The Technology & Engineering department at Future fosters a collaborative environment focused on delivering effective, well-engineered, and scalable solutions. We prioritize quality across all systems, emphasizing test coverage, observability, alerting, and documentation. We promote best practices through tech-based guilds and host regular hack days.
Key Responsibilities:
- Greenfield Development: Build robust, performant features for the new Creator CMS/Studio using React and Next.js (SSR), ensuring a seamless user experience for external creators.
- Workflow Implementation: Develop durable, long-running backend workflows using Temporal.io to automate critical business logic, including creator onboarding, contract signing, and content moderation pipelines.
- FinTech Integration: Implement automated payout logic and revenue-sharing features using Stripe Connect (or similar), ensuring accuracy and security in financial transactions.
- API Integration: Build and consume robust APIs to connect the new creator platform with core internal services (Identity, Asset Management, Content APIs) and AI moderation tools.
- Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, strongly-typed code backed by comprehensive unit and integration tests. Champion best practices in code reviews.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Contribute to the setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and local development environments (containers), ensuring rapid and reliable deployment.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the Tech Lead and product stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate tasks, and solve complex technical challenges.
Experience that will put you ahead of the curve:
- Modern Frontend Mastery: Strong experience building complex, dynamic web applications with React and Next.js, including modern tools like TypeScript. Understanding of Server-Side Rendering (SSR) vs. Client-Side Rendering (CSR) nuances.
- Backend Proficiency: Solid experience with PHP-based backend services (Laravel or Symfony preferred) and API development (REST/GraphQL), focusing on modern tooling, typed code, testing, and maintainability.
- Workflow Engine Awareness: Experience with (or a strong desire to learn) Temporal.io or similar orchestration frameworks for managing distributed systems and long-running processes.
- SaaS/Platform Experience: Previous experience working on platforms involving user management, dashboards, or content submission flows.
- Data Handling: Experience working with databases and marshaling data from various external APIs.
- Operational Mindset: Solution-oriented approach, understanding that software must solve real-world operational problems (e.g., automating manual finance work).
- Product Design Mindset: Commitment to actively shaping UX, flows, and features based on user needs.
Compensation and Benefits
The expected salary range for this UK, Remote-based role is £50,000 - £55,000.
Benefits include:
- Uncapped leave, based on trust to manage workload and time.
- Profit share bonus when targets are met.
- Referral bonus program.
- Well-being support via Colleague Assistant Programmes.
- Opportunity to purchase shares in Future through the Share Incentive Plan.
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