Job Description

We are Lightfoot, a high-growth technology company based just outside Exeter that is focused on making a difference worldwide, one driver at a time. We help businesses and private motorists improve efficiency and safety.


Our technology has been proven to reduce fuel use and emissions rates by 10-20%, and at-fault accidents and wear and tear by 40-50%. It connects to your vehicles on-board computer and uses all the live data it produces to analyse how efficiently you are driving. Its similar to how performance is analysed in Formula 1. Lightfoot turns that data into simple feedback for you the driver so you know when youre pushing your vehicle too far and can bring it back to maximum efficiency. Beyond the vehicle, our proprietary gamification platform engages users via our app, giving our driver community the opportunity to engage in their performance and to win weekly cash prizes and rewards for achieving Elite Driver standard. Our solutions are highly differentiated from the competition which has helped us secure circa 300 of the UKs largest fleet customers including Tesco, Asda, Southwest Water, Iceland and Virgin Media to name a few.


More recently, weve started leveraging our gamification IP to expand our product offering to beyond drivers. With our new app-only solution we can now incentivise and reward all sorts of measurable behaviours for our customers, from physical activity to online order picking. Weve given away nearly 2m in prize money incentivising and rewarding desirable behaviours and are excited about the value this can bring to our customer and to our growth prospects.


Were a fun-loving bunch who are growing at an astonishing rate. Weve moved into a state-of-the-art office near Exeter in the beautiful Southwest (which was voted Exeters Best Workspace). We are excited to keep growing the Lightfoot family with like-minded, passionate individuals who share our values:

We care deeply | We are innovative | We deliver excellence |

We are customer first | We are friendly and celebrate individuality

About the role

As a senior developer you will have a hands-on role at all stages of the software lifecycle, giving input on planning and solution design, alongside coding, testing and maintaining web applications and APIs. You will work within a team of agile developers to build and support systems to a high standard of security, scalability and performance. Ideal candidates will have demonstrable experience working at a senior level across the full stack within a web development team, with keen attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.

Key duties and responsibilities

Design, develop, test and maintain complex PHP web applications and APIs to deliver secure, scalable and performant solutions Design and develop front end code with a focus on security, accessibility and delivering a great user experience Mentor more junior developers, engaging in code reviews and encouraging best practise Provide input on key technology, architectural and development decisions

Key skills and experience

Extensive experience with web application & API development at a senior level is

essential

Expert understanding of microservice architecture is

essential

Expert knowledge of PHP is

essential

Hands-on experience of PHP frameworks (Symfony preferred) is

essential

Proficient in JavaScript, including modern MVVM frameworks (React preferred) is

essential

Proficient in SQL and experience with MySQL is

essential

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) is

essential

Familiarity with design-led and mobile-led approaches is

essential

An understanding of good UI/UX design is

beneficial

A good working knowledge of Docker is

beneficial

Experience delivering SaaS solutions is

beneficial

* Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines is

beneficial