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Software Engineer (PHP, Playwright, k6)
£110,000 - 121,000
Sanderson Recruitment
Whiteladies Road 42, Bristol
£110,000 - 121,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong PHP engineering experience
- Experience with Playwright
- Hands-on experience with k6
- Experience in security-focused engineering, ideally including Mobile RASP, application security, API security, or runtime protection technologies (or ability to ramp up quickly)
- Understanding of secrets, certificate pins, and lifecycle management
- Knowledge of certificate pin rotation
- Experience with API key and secret lifecycle ownership
- Familiarity with break-glass access procedures
- Proven ability in cross-team coordination aligned with mobile release cadence
- Experience supporting systems in steady-state production
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain secure PHP-based backend services and APIs
- Build and maintain automated end-to-end and functional test suites using Playwright or similar tools
- Execute and analyse performance and load tests using k6 to identify reliability, performance, and scalability risks
- Contribute to security-focused initiatives, particularly in Mobile RASP, API security, and runtime protection
- Support the platform through rollout, steady-state operation, and handover
- Collaborate closely with security, mobile, SRE, and platform engineering teams
- Produce clear, audit-ready technical and operational documentation
Description
We are an established financial services organisation operating in the investment and wealth management sector, currently strengthening our mobile and API security capabilities. We are seeking an experienced Contract Engineer to help deliver and operationalise a Mobile RASP and API Security Gateway solution. This is a delivery-focused, hands-on role working across backend engineering, testing, security, and operational readiness in a regulated environment. We value respect and equality, celebrating diversity within our community and welcoming applications from all backgrounds. Our success is driven by our people, united in the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
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