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Senior PHP Engineer at Lendable

Tired of cash-burning startups? Join a profitable fintech unicorn valued at £3.5bn and backed by Goldman Sachs. As a Senior PHP Engineer, you'll rebuild consumer finance products from scratch using PHP 8, Symfony, and DDD. With a salary up to £120k, equity, and in-house chefs, this is a unique chance to work on high-scale systems within a low-ego, engineering-led culture currently expanding into the US market.

About this role

Role overview

Join an 80-strong engineering team rebuilding consumer finance from the ground up. You will own the development of core lending products using PHP 8 and Symfony, scaling systems that process millions in transactions. This role offers the chance to influence technical architecture through design forums while supporting a high-growth US expansion.

About the company

Finance500-1000 employeesLondon, United KingdomGrowth (VC-backed)

£3.5bn valuation profitable fintech unicorn backed by Goldman Sachs and Balderton Capital

Backed by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’ Innovation Platform), Balderton Capital, FMO, Waterfall Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Growth.

What you'll do

What you will do

  • Design and build scalable services using Domain-Driven Design and Event Sourcing to handle growing transaction volumes across loans and credit cards.
  • Collaborate in frequent engineering design forums to translate complex financial requirements into clean, pragmatic technical solutions for the US market.
  • Own features end-to-end, from architectural discussion to writing robust automated tests with Behat and PHPUnit and deploying via GitHub Actions.

Who you are

Who this is a fit for

  • Possesses 5+ years of commercial PHP experience with deep expertise in PHP 8.0+ and modern frameworks like Symfony.
  • Demonstrates a strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design and building message-driven systems using tools like RabbitMQ.
  • Thrives in high-autonomy environments, balancing technical excellence with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to shipping software.

Why this role

Why this role is remarkable

  • Work for a rare "profitable unicorn" that has been in the black since 2017 and reached a £3.5bn valuation with backing from Tier-1 investors like Goldman Sachs.
  • Experience true CI/CD with continuous deployment to production via ArgoCD and a modern stack featuring PHP 8, Kubernetes, and message-driven architectures.
  • Enjoy premium perks including in-house chefs preparing fresh daily lunches and a high-trust culture that allows for full remote flexibility within the UK.

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