Junior Developer

At Business Comparison (part of the Bionic group), we're making life easier for UK businesses by helping them find better deals on the products and services they need, from energy and broadband to finance and insurance. As part of the Bionic Group, we're combining the agility of a growing tech business with the support and investment of a larger organisation. We're looking for a Junior Developer who's passionate about technology, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact from day one. You'll join a close-knit team where your ideas matter, your development is supported, and your work goes live for real customers. The Role You'll become part of a team of four developers working across customer-facing comparison journeys, internal platforms and business-critical services. We use a modern tech stack with minimal legacy code, giving you the opportunity to work with technologies you'll continue to use and develop throughout your career. Working closely with experienced developers, you'll gain hands-on experience while following a structured development plan designed to support your growth. What you'll be doing: Building and enhancing features across our Laravel applications Developing customer-facing journeys, admin tools and internal services Writing clean, maintainable and tested PHP code Creating interactive user experiences using Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS Working with MySQL databases and optimising queries Troubleshooting issues, identifying root causes and delivering fixes Participating in code reviews, sprint planning and team ceremonies Supporting integrations with third-party APIs and providers # The Candidate Around 2 years' commercial experience in a PHP development role Good knowledge of Laravel and its core components Strong understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript Experience working with relational databases and SQL Confident using Git within a collaborative development environment Strong communication skills and confidence working with both technical and non-technical colleagues Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to learn Nice to haves: Experience with Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS Filament or similar admin tooling frameworks Automated testing using PHPUnit or Pest Experience with Laravel queues and scheduled tasks Statamic CMS AWS or other cloud platforms Agile working practices and Jira About Bionic Bionic has over 600 colleagues working across five office locations and 6 businesses; Bionic - London, Bionic Outbound - Luton, Think Business Loans - Chelmsford, Business Comparison - Chester, Utility Bidder - Corby, and Smart - Field based agents.   We have a high energy work environment wherever the location; you can feel the passion the moment you walk through our door! Our work environments are packed with amazing people and energy, hubs of collaboration.   Benefits We know that our employees are what sets us aside from our competitors, our benefits are just part of the way we say thanks.   Enhance your health & wellbeing 🌱   Private healthcare cover   Employee Assistance Programme, including a virtual GP service, priority physio & talking therapies   Eyecare scheme   Taking time away from work 🏖️   25 days annual leave, increasing with tenure   1 paid family & religious day of leave per year - following successful probation period   1 paid charity volunteering day per year   Option to buy/sell up to an additional 3 days leave per year   Family matters: for the special moments 🏠   Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave   2 days off for your wedding upon joining, and up to 5 days after 2 years' service   Financial wellbeing 💸   Auto-enrolled salary sacrifices pension scheme    Life assurance   Season ticket Loans, salary advances & loans to buy/rent a home - based on tenure   Cycle to work scheme    Recognition 🌟   Highflyers incentive, a VIP experience for our high performers across Bionic group to celebrate success   Company summer & Christmas party celebrations, business and local zonely & annual awards and recognition    Long service awards