Senior PHP Developer - 6 Month Contract

FE fundinfo is a leading financial data provider, connecting the investment industry across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific through an integrated platform. Our skilled team empowers clients with data-driven insights, making the industry Navigate Complexity with Confidence!  

At FE fundinfo, you’ll join a collaborative and inclusive workplace where knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous learning are encouraged. We support flexible working arrangements, including remote and hybrid options, enabling you to balance work and life effectively. Our teams value openness, curiosity, and practical problem‑solving, offering an environment where experienced engineers can contribute meaningfully while continuing to grow their skills. 

This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, real‑world financial data platforms within a global technology environment, where your expertise will be valued from the very beginning. You will collaborate with talented engineering, product, and architecture teams while leveraging AI‑assisted development tools to boost productivity and innovation. With exposure to modern PHP frameworks, React, Azure, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, this contract provides hands‑on experience on impactful projects, flexibility through remote or hybrid working, and the chance to influence technical direction during a critical platform evolution. 

Your key responsibilities as a Senior Developer will include: 

• Designing, building, and maintaining backend services using PHP as the primary stack, alongside React and JavaScript for front‑end components 

• Rapidly onboarding onto existing systems and codebases to become productive within the first few days of the engagement 

• Developing and deploying cloud‑native applications on Microsoft Azure and supporting containerization initiatives on Kubernetes 

• Collaborating with DevOps engineers to enhance CI/CD pipelines and support the transition from VM‑based deployments to containerized environments 

• Applying established software design patterns to deliver scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions 

• Working closely with platform, product, and architecture teams to align technical delivery with business objectives 

 You will need the following experience and skills to join us as a Senior Developer: 

• You bring extensive hands‑on experience developing applications in modern PHP, ideally using Symfony or similar MVC frameworks 

• You have strong expertise in object‑oriented design, software design patterns, and writing clean, well‑tested, and maintainable code 

• You are comfortable working across backend and frontend technologies, including RESTful APIs, JavaScript, and React 

• You have practical experience with Microsoft Azure, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes 

• You confidently leverage AI‑assisted development tools to rapidly understand existing systems and accelerate delivery 

Apply today for immediate consideration and we will endeavour to get back to you within 5 working days. Visit our Glassdoor profile or fefundinfo.com to find out more about life @ FE fundinfo!