Forge Your Success with Us Are you a forward-thinking, passionate Developer looking for a new career challenge? We have a great opportunity for a Software Developer to join our award-winning Technology team, working across The Forge Holiday Group. Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum. Work Days & Hours : Monday to Friday, 9am until 5:30pm, 37.5 hours per week. Working Policy : Flexible hybrid-working policy, with a minimum of two days a week from our Chester head office. Team : Development Team. Reports to : Lead Developer About Us The Forge Holiday Group encompasses Sykes Holiday Cottages, Forest Holidays, UKcaravans4hire and Bachcare in New Zealand. We unite under four core company values that serve as the foundation of everything we do: Being One Team, Owning It, Communicating Honestly. Learning, Growing, and Innovating. These values ensure we remain true to our original ethos and ensure we stay true to our Customers, Owners and Colleagues alike. Why You’ll Love It Here: In the heart of our tech department at Forge is a team of over 120 tech superstars, who we proudly consider to be the best and brightest. Our Tech Team lives and breathes technology, constantly pushing boundaries and fuelled by a shared passion for innovation. We are passionate about discovering new ways of doing things, continuously improving, and challenging ourselves to stay ahead of the curve. It’s an environment where curiosity and creativity are not just encouraged—they’re expected. We are welcoming those with standout skills in Software Development, keen to showcase their talent for PHP MVC frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony or CodeIgniter and eager to grow their technical skills soaking up the wealth of passion around them We guarantee to welcome you with open arms to one of our varied 'Squads', pushing your personal development and nurturing your individual skills to be instantly recognisable in your contribution within our sociable, passionate team. This isn’t just another Developer role — it’s the start of something big. What’s in it for You: Annual STIP Company-wide Bonus Scheme offering up to an additional 10% of your salary through our performance-based bonus program 33 days of annual leave including bank holidays, plus up to 5 extra days with long service A day off to celebrate your Birthday Two paid Volunteering Days off annually One of only 1000 BCORP-certified companies in the UK Enhanced Parental leave (24 weeks maternity, 3 weeks paternity at 100% pay) Exclusive discounts on stays for you, family and friends Discounts and offers with a focus on your overall wellbeing Health Cash Plan starting April 2025 Training & Development programs to set you up for success 24/7 mental health support and initiatives Access to the gym at our Chester HQ Free parking at our Chester HQ Employee Savings Scheme transferring directly from your salary Long Service Awards Hybrid working for selected roles. Your Responsibilities Our newest Developer will innovate, collaborate, and grow every day. We are entering the next exciting phase of our technical growth which will see you: Create well crafted, scalable and resilient solutions used both by colleagues and the public Own the delivery of software into the business Participate in sprint planning to deliver regular iterations, and retrospectives to improve our processes Promote software development best practices Collaborate with business stakeholders to clarify ambiguous requirements and taking corrective action for issues in production Perform exploratory work to investigate new technologies that we can leverage to solve business problems, as well as sizing changes to our existing platform Reviewing colleagues’ code submissions, coaching enhancements, encouraging standards and identifying bugs. Skills and Qualifications What We’re Looking For: We’re all about personality and passion for tech To set you up for success, we’re looking for: Proven experience in software engineering within a commercial environment Experience of PHP MVC frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony or CodeIgniter Experience of using Test Driven Development in commercial projects; Demonstrable record of delivering high-quality object-oriented code and using SOLID principles; A strong grasp of MySQL with the ability to identify problematic or costly queries; Experience of React JS as well as other foundational front-end technologies e.g Vanilla Javascript/jQuery, HTML, CSS; Experience of Agile development methodologies e.g. Scrum Experience with REST APIs including less common HTTP Verbs. Nice to have: Experience with many aspects of Amazon Web Services, ideally ECS Exposure to Continuous Delivery tools such as Bamboo or Jenkins Front-end styling frameworks such as SASS & Bootstrap UNIX command line An understanding of microservice architectures Docker containers. Why Forge Holiday Group? Despite being a leader in the holiday space, we’re also one of the fastest-growing tech businesses in the North West. We’re proud to connect customers with unforgettable holiday moments using the latest technology. With 120 tech professionals, we live and breathe innovation and foster a rich culture of continuous learning and collaboration. Diversity and Inclusion: We encourage and welcome our people to bring their authentic and best selves to work every day. We know the power that comes from different ideas, backgrounds and perspectives. We recognise the role diversity plays in achieving our goals as a business. We actively welcome applications from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible. If you need any particular support or accommodations as part of your application process, please get in touch - our recruitment team are happy to help. Apply now to be a part of our inclusive and supportive work environment, where you'll find excellent opportunities for career progression and personal development