Job Title:

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Location:

Milton Keynes (office-based initially, hybrid after ~6 months)

Salary:

£70,000 £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Hours:

Full-time

About the Role

Bolt Technical are hiring exclusively for a growing SaaS business.

This is a key senior hire to take ownership of a legacy LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform, modernising it pragmatically while supporting a small, fast-moving team. The role offers significant influence over technical direction and a clear long-term path to CTO as the business scales.

Key Responsibilities

Own and develop a LAMP-based full-stack platform

Audit, refactor, and improve legacy code without full rewrites

Introduce modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular)

Design and maintain APIs (REST / GraphQL)

Improve performance, security, and scalability

Contribute to DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure

Mentor junior developers and support best practices

What Theyre Looking For

Senior full-stack experience in a LAMP environment

Strong PHP and MySQL skills

Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks

API design experience

Comfortable in a hands-on, pragmatic, small-team environment

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Package & Benefits

£70,000 £80,000 salary DOE

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Pension

Medical and dental cover

Hybrid working after onboarding period

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