Senior Back-End Web Developer

Senior Back-end Web Developer  

Permanent, 37 hours per week 

All Year Round 

£50,000 to £65,000 FTE (dependent on experience)

Hybrid Role – home working with minimum 2 set office days (across Halifax & Leeds)

The role 

An exciting opportunity has arisen working in our web development team. We are looking for a self-motivated, dynamic, passionate and driven individual to further develop our website, which supports our operation and helps us provide world class education for everyone, everywhere. 

You will be instrumental in continued development of our website so that we can help many more teachers, pupils and parents, and radically improve teaching for learners across the globe. 

Combining React/NextJS with a bespoke API created over the past two years, an exciting and ambitious development roadmap lies ahead, which will enable White Rose Education to reach more teachers and learners in new ways. We are looking for web developers to support the business as it continues to grow, while upholding best practices and architectural principles. 

Working as a Senior Back-end Web Developer, your role will be based at our Leeds office. However, this is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days per week on-site.   

The primary purpose of your role will be to work closely with the development team and White Rose Education (WRE) stakeholders to discover, design, develop, deliver and document changes and new features to support WRE’s public-facing website and web-based business system.  You will lead the back-end development process, ensuring best practice and the standardised adoption of emerging tools and techniques, in collaboration with the Head of Development (web).   

You will be responsible for leading the ongoing development of White Rose Education’s API to support its public-facing website and business system web front-end. 

Could it be you? 

You will need to be a great team player, as excellent teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be a positive thinker, willing to flex, adapt and go the extra mile. A natural ability to develop and maintain excellent professional working relationships, solve complex problems and manage multiple priorities with tact and discretion is essential. This role will be very rewarding, and you will relish the excitement of helping to transform lives. 

This role would suit an experienced individual with strong technical skills in Symfony (PHP) and MySQL. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in supporting and maintaining complex web applications and business systems and be able to demonstrate proficiency in collaborating with stakeholders and development teams to plan and implement software changes and new features.   

Applications: Submit your CV and cover note detailing your relevant experience and why you feel the role is right for you

Closing date: Friday 8th May 2026

Planned commencement date: ASAP