JOB DESCRIPTION

Section 1: General information

Job title: PHP Developer

Department: IT

Reports to: Lead Software Developer

Section 2: PenCarrie’s story and purpose

PenCarrie’s story:

With over 30 years’ experience, PenCarrie has built a strong reputation as a leading B2B supplier to the garment
decoration industry. Based in Willand, Devon, PenCarrie stocks over 3,500 product lines from over 75 of the
industry’s top brands from promotional t-shirts to high specification outdoor wear. With a primary focus on
meeting the needs of customers, PenCarrie delivers not just on choice but on customer service, reliability and
the values that make it one of the leading companies in the market. We are a family business employing 300
Team PenCarrie members each of whom is as passionate about the business as the next.

PenCarrie’s purpose:
The distribution partner that enables exceptional customer success.

Section 3: Purpose and responsibilities of the role

Main purpose of role:
The purpose of this role is to maintain and develop our bespoke website while contributing to its design. You
will be responsible for writing clean, efficient and well-documented code using PHP and the Laravel
framework, as well as working on front-end development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create engaging,
user-focused interfaces.

Main responsibilities:
1. Maintain, develop and design PenCarrie.com and other sites using PHP and the Laravel framework.
2. Write clean, efficient and well-documented code.
3. Collaborate with the design team to translate UI/UX designs into functional web applications.
4. Work closely with other IT development teams and Architecture to ensure brilliant end to end solutions.
5. Develop and maintain robust APIs.
6. Maintain configuration management and deployment solutions using tools such as Ansible.
7. Troubleshoot and debug web applications to identify and resolve issues.
8. Optimise web applications for performance and scalability.
9. Stay up to date with the latest web development technologies and trends.
10. Work closely with colleagues to deliver projects on time and within budget and ensure interoperability

with existing systems and architecture.
11. Implement security best practices to protect the application and user data.
12. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, contributing to process enhancements and tool

optimisation.

Section 4: Person specification

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

Essential

Experience developing transactional eCommerce platforms.

Proven experience as a full stack developer, with strong expertise in PHP and a modern framework

(Laravel).

Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Knowledge of database systems, such as MariaDB, MySQL and ElasticSearch.

Knowledge of API development and integration (REST, SOAP).

Understanding of web server configuration on Linux (Nginx, Redis, HAProxy, NewRelic).

JOB DESCRIPTION

Understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.

Experience with version control systems (Git).

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.

Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Desirable

Experience with front-end frameworks such as Vue.js or React.

Proficiency in containerisation technologies (Docker).

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Familiarity with testing frameworks.

Understanding of DevOps practices.

Familiarity with agile development practices

Understanding of compliance requirements (PCI, GDPR)

PenCarrie Values

We’re dedicated to customer success

Every one of us can make a difference to our customers’ experience

We actively look for ways to help our customers succeed

Our customers are considered in every decision we make

We build strong and respectful relationships

We create a kind, safe and inclusive workplace where everyone feels they can thrive

We collaborate to find solutions and build ideas

We build trust in each other

We’re prepared to have the difficult conversations, giving and receiving feedback

We look forward and embrace change

We’re bold, brave and inspirational

We look up, look out and look forward

We anticipate and embrace change

We’re proud of everything we do

We strive to improve in everything we do

We celebrate our achievements

We all have a voice

We know our priorities and implement with conviction and pace

We grow responsibly

We use our resources wisely

We’re clear and transparent in our communications to all our stakeholders

We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact

We give back to our communities

Section 5: Job description prepared by

Job title: Director of IT
Date: November 2024

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