Senior PHP Engineer – Product Development – Up to £70k – Reading (Hybrid) Avanti Recruitment is partnering with a thriving Software company in Reading. We are looking for an expert Product Engineer with very strong OO PHP skills. This role will suit an engineer who thrives on solving customer problems , not chasing the latest tech or buzzwords. The Senior PHP Engineer to take ownership of complex, high-impact product features on a well-established SaaS platform. This is a hands-on engineering role, not a website maintenance job — you’ll be building the logic, architecture, and integrations that power core customer solutions. The Role Working within a small specialist backend team, you’ll design, implement, and deliver PHP-based product features and custom solutions. You’ll be involved from requirements capture through to design, build, test, and deployment — with the autonomy to make technical decisions and shape the outcome. Expect to work on: Backend object-oriented PHP (90% raw PHP, minimal frameworks) Designing and building integrations with third-party systems via APIs Developing background processes, workflow automations, and data handling logic Contributing to product evolution with scalable, maintainable architecture Occasionally creating supporting UIs for complex functionali...