Senior Developer (PHP, Laravel & Adobe Commerce)

Who are we?

A world where complexity is the only constant demands a new breed of company. Brave Bison is a different beast: a media, marketing and technology company purpose built for the digital era. 

Our universe is made up of award-winning business arms Brave Bison, Engage, SocialChain and MTM. And we’re underpinned by leading marketing training practice, MiniMBA, as well as our very own social-first media network who deliver monthly views in the billions for some of the biggest channels in sport and entertainment across YouTube, Snap, Meta and TikTok. 

We’re a global collective who live and breathe digital, working with some of the boldest brands in the world to capitalise on the complexity that defines the modern marketing landscape. 

Our mission

New platforms, new behaviours, new audiences, new trends, new technologies, new regulations—our clients’ worlds get more complex daily. Their agency partnerships shouldn’t. It’s our job to cut through the chaos, make the complex simple and navigate a clear path to growth for them. 

That’s why we make it our mission to capitalise on complexity for our clients—across consultancy, capability and execution—by crafting dynamic digital solutions that outpace tomorrow’s challenges. 

Our values

We’re a proudly diverse business comprised of deep specialists across social media, digital marketing and technology. Although our skills, backgrounds and beliefs may differ, we are united by four core shared values:

• Bold Curiosity.

We run at change and challenge convention because we love to push the boundaries of what the world thinks is possible. We champion discovery, go deep into our clients’ worlds and are always hungry to learn more about them, our specialisms and each other.

• Connected Clarity.

We are focused in our collaboration — joining the right dots between our clients, our partners and our herd of experts to deliver agile solutions at speed and scale. We set a shared ambition from the outset, are transparent at every stage and always strive to make the complex simple.

• Positive Encouragement.

We want to make working with us the best part of someone’s day. We lift one other up, find the fun in the day to day and are committed to ensuring everyone belongs.

• Constant Impact.

We believe in outcomes over outputs. We’re goal orientated, results driven and data led. We show up with passion every day. And we’re always honing our craft.

Brave Bison Commerce

With over 300 ecommerce projects and £2billion worth of transactions under our belt, we’ve designed and built hundreds of bespoke digital solutions for complex B2B, B2C, D2C and B2B2C companies.

Whether we’re modernising a monolith platform or building a fully composable solution, we ensure our clients are ready to meet customers anywhere – online, mobile, in-store or on social – unlocking a brave new world of possibility.

Job Specification

We are looking for a Senior Developer with strong expertise in PHP, Laravel and Adobe Commerce (Magento) to join Brave Bison Commerce. You will spend most of your time building high-quality ecommerce solutions for our clients, taking ownership of complex features and integrations from design through to release. Working closely with our Technical Leads and Solution Architects, you will help shape the technical approach on your projects and bring practical ideas for improving the platforms we build. This role suits an experienced developer who wants to stay hands-on and solve interesting problems.

Key Responsibilities:

Development

• Design, build and maintain features for Adobe Commerce / Magento 2, including custom modules, theming, checkout and admin functionality.
• Develop Laravel applications, APIs and services that extend or integrate with our clients’ ecommerce platforms.
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party systems such as ERP, PIM, OMS, payment gateways and search.
• Take ownership of complex tickets and features, from understanding the requirement through to testing and release.
• Carry out Magento platform upgrades, patching and extension updates.
• Diagnose and fix performance, stability and security issues on live platforms.
• Write clean, well-tested code that follows our standards, and take part in code reviews.

Solutions and collaboration

• Contribute to technical solution design, working with Technical Leads and Solution Architects to find the right approach for each requirement.
• Estimate development work and raise risks or dependencies early.
• Join client calls and discovery sessions when technical input is needed, explaining options clearly.
• Suggest practical improvements to the platforms you work on, such as performance gains, better integrations or upgrades, and share them with your Technical Lead.
• Support less experienced developers with advice and pairing when needed.

Qualifications:

• Solid commercial experience as a PHP developer (typically 3+ years).
• Essential: strong hands-on experience with Adobe Commerce / Magento 2, including custom module development, theming, checkout and upgrades.
• Good Laravel experience, including building APIs, services and standalone applications.
• Experience integrating ecommerce platforms with third-party systems and APIs.
• Good knowledge of MySQL, Git, Composer and modern PHP practices, including automated testing.
• Experience working with cloud or hosting environments (for example Adobe Commerce Cloud or AWS) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on complex tasks.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the confidence to speak with clients when needed.

Nice-to-Have:

• BigCommerce experience, including its APIs, theming or headless builds.
• Adobe Commerce or BigCommerce certifications.
• Experience with Hyvä Themes, or with headless and composable frontends.
• Agency or consultancy experience working across multiple clients.

Finally, we’re proud and committed to being an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal opportunities for all and treating all existing employees and all job applicants in the same way, regardless of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status and marital & civil partnership status