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Full Stack Engineer (PHP/Angular, Backend Leaning)


Company : Playfinder, powering Bookteq


Location : nottingham, midlands


Created : 2026-02-25


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

The Role in a NutshellWe are looking for a Backend-focused Full Stack Developer (Mid or Senior) to join our mission of transforming global access to sport. While we use Angular on the frontend, this role is roughly 80% Backend and Infrastructure. You will take ownership of the Playfinder and Bookteq platforms, ensuring our backend logic is robust and our infrastructure is secure and scalable.Our technical foundations are:Core Back-End (Primary Focus): Modern PHP (8.2+), Symfony (6.4+), REST APIs, and SQL/Redis.Infrastructure & DevOps: Owning our release management, security, and infrastructure (Terraform/Ansible).Front-End Support: Collaborating with our dedicated Frontend Dev using Angular, TypeScript, and SCSS.Engineering Quality: A commitment to TDD, SOLID principles, and clear technical documentation.Why join? You will be the primary technical owner of our backend and infrastructure. Whether you are a strong Mid-level dev looking for more autonomy or a Senior looking to lead architectural decisions, you will play a pivotal role in our next two years of strategic growth.Package: £45k-£70k (Subject to experience) + Share Option Scheme + 25 Days Holiday + B’day OffAbout Playfinder, powering BookteqPlayfinder is a consumer sports marketplace and SaaS booking software scale-up based in Central London. We want to transform access to sport globally and our mission is to provide the best sports booking software and experience. We do this by providing high quality customer experiences on our search and booking marketplace, Playfinder, that has given over 1 million players access to pitches and courts for over 20 sports through our software annually. Alongside this, we enable self-service access and operations for facility operators and activity providers through our booking software, Bookteq. Together, our products drive increased utilisation of sports facilities, additional income for operators, and greater social impact in local communities, enabling more people in more places to play sports. Our Core Values; we are…