Full Stack Engineer

Job description

Job Title:

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 They’re 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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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Milton Keynes

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-03-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English