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PHP/Python Developer

Helical Levity plays a vital role in solving the global cyber security skills shortage by inspiring, educating and training a diverse group of young adults. Our flagship product, CyberStart, is an industry leading educational game used by over 200k students. These students are encouraged to ‘hack’/break-into live running systems that we develop as hands-on technical challenges.

We work with a wide variety of institutions such as schools, governments in the UK and US, as well as enthusiasts who work with us directly that are all looking to help solve the cyber security skills shortage or continue their own professional development.

The engineering team have recently rewritten and launched a brand-new version of CyberStart from the ground up using Symfony; we are now looking to grow our business by hiring an enthusiastic Full Stack PHP/Python Developer to join our talented team and help shape the future development of our world class product.

Key Responsibilities

As PHP/Python Developer, you'll be used to working as part of an agile team. You'll hold an understanding of multiple development techniques and technologies. We're looking for someone who can contribute ideas, deliver solutions, and help scale a proven, successful business.

Typical activities in your week may include:

Writing testable, maintainable and high-quality code. You’ll need an understanding of agile development practices (Scrum) to deliver features and improvements. You will often be pair programming or tackling issues as a group but also individually.
Being cross-functional, you will enjoy working as a team in either PHP, Python, Data, JS/CSS or DevOps realms depending on business priorities. While we don’t expect you to be an expert in all these areas, a willingness to improve, learn and having a general passion for technology is ideal.
Collaborate with the team to help define technical solutions, clarify requirements and suggest areas of improvement.
Reviewing, verifying, testing and deploying new builds.

As a team we take great pride in maintaining the high standards of our new product and we are looking for developers with a passion for quality and cooperation.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

You'll have 3+ years of experience working in back-end software development. With a strong applied knowledge of PHP, preferably with at least 2 years experience with Symfony. You will also be willing to learn Python or have some prior experience with it.
You can write and maintain unit tests. We're looking for someone with a good understanding of TDD processes and techniques.
You have built applications using DDD. Domain driven design is a core principle of our software development strategy.
You have an agile and team orientated mindset. Pair programming, mob programming or similar. A strong ability to communicate and collaborate between engineers is key to help us continue to build a high quality product.

Desirable Skills

We've got a diverse tech stack, so whilst we don't expect you to have an understanding or experience with all of them, knowledge of any of the below would be a benefit:

Development Languages: PHP 7+ (Symfony), Python, JS ES6, CSS
Databases: MySQL, MongoDB & DynamoDB
Cloud Services: AWS, S3, Lambda, Docker
Development Tools: Git, GitHub Actions
Development Techniques: DDD, TDD, BDD, Scrum, Agile, Pair/Mob Programming

Experience with DDD and BDD are highly desirable.

Attributes

Committed to following software development best practices.
Excellent verbal communication skills in English.
Incredible attention to detail.
Persistence when solving a problem.
A desire to continue to learn and push the boundaries with new technologies.

Benefits

We have a hybrid approach with some of the team working remotely and some working from our amazing office in Ascott-under-Wychwood – the choice is yours.

Our mission, culture and the work itself all make for a great working environment. However, it's crucial to us that our employees feel valued and supported, so we have put a lot of thought into ensuring your job is that bit sweeter. Some of our benefits include:

Fantastic training and development opportunities. We love helping our employees up-skill and develop themselves, so we're committed to funding training and development opportunities. We've helped employees complete CIPD, Shillington and SANS courses, to name a few.
Generous holiday. We offer 28 days plus Bank Holidays per year, with a Christmas shut down.
Great equipment and software. All team members use high spec equipment, and the latest software to make working enjoyable and easy. Plus, we can kit you out with any peripherals you may need.
Flexible & remote working options. We were operating as a remote business long before covid, so we're well accustomed to working this way. We also have an amazing office in the Cotswolds with an on-site gym, fully stocked drinks fridge, and all the snacks. A few of our roles are based here, but either are an option.
Private healthcare. We offer Vitality health insurance, which offers perks such as free cinema tickets, discounted fitness trackers and discounted gym memberships.
Referral programme. If you introduce us to an amazing person who joins us then we'll pay you £1000 to say thank you.
Regular team get togethers. We've escaped from zombies and swung through trees, hosted Dungeons and Dragon nights, LAN parties and creative evenings. There's something for everyone.
A bigger team. We're part of a collection of companies (including Spinning Fox, Magnetic Rock and Secure Impact) which are run by the same leadership team. There are lots of opportunities for shared learning, and some epic summer parties.

Please be advised that we adopt a safe recruitment procedure and appointment to this role will be subject to a basic DBS check and identity check.

About Helical Levity

We're the team that built CyberStart, a gamified education product for young adults.

Teaching cyber security to 13-18 year olds is hard. Really hard. It's a challenging subject that requires an unusual delivery mechanism to be effective for this age group. That's why our team built CyberStart, an innovative platform that gamifies cyber security education, and has now been used by over 200k students. In this, students take on the role of an agent in the cyber protection agency and get to hack, forensicate and code break their way through levels filled with a rich narrative, immersive design and realistic security labs.

Our team combines a team of passionate and talented designers, developers and security researchers. Most of the team work remotely, but we do have an amazing office in Ascott- under-Wychwood, if an office environment is preferable for you!

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James Lyne

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We're the team that built CyberStart, a gamified education product for young adults. Teaching cyber security to 13-18 year olds is hard. Really hard. It's a challenging subject that requires an unusual delivery mechanism to be effective for this ...

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BENEFITS & PERKS

Paid Holidays

INDUSTRY

Education & Training Services

TEAM SIZE

11-50

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Chipping Norton, United Kingdom

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