Job Description

Contract : PHP Developer : 6 months rolling : Up to £325 per day Outside IR35 : Fully remote


We’re partnered with a product-led business building smart, integration-heavy backend systems and AI-enabled applications.


They’re looking for a PHP Developer contractor to design and deliver clean middleware services and APIs that stitch together multiple platforms.


What you’ll be doing:

  • Designing and building PHP-based middleware services
  • Creating Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) APIs tailored to internal tools, portals, and AI consumers
  • Integrating third-party platforms via REST APIs, webhooks, queues, and scheduled jobs
  • Using Airtable as a cache/coordination layer, not a primary datastore
  • Contributing to AI and MCP server integrations with clean, well-scoped APIs
  • Producing clear API documentation, ADRs, and system diagrams


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