Backend Developer – Craft CMSLocation: Leeds (3 days per week onsite)Salary: Up to £48,000 (DOE) + Discretionary BonusAre you a backend developer with a passion for building scalable, user-friendly CMS-driven websites? Do you thrive in a fast-paced agency environment, delivering impactful digital solutions for well-known brands? This role offers the chance to work with a modern PHP stack, specialising in Craft CMS, while developing your career within an employee-owned, B-Corp certified business that values creativity, collaboration, and long-term growth.About the role:As a Backend Developer, you’ll play a central role in shaping content models, implementing logical control panel user interfaces, and ensuring a seamless authoring experience for clients. You’ll collaborate with designers, frontend developers, and project managers to deliver websites that are both technically robust and beautifully crafted.The position involves working across multiple client projects, contributing to accurate project scoping, providing technical specifications, and delivering features reliably and on time. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to the adoption of new technologies within the team, with progression supported by a dedicated People Development & Culture function.Key responsibilities:

Design and implement content structures and control panel interfaces within Craft CMS
Map backend content models to frontend requirements, ensuring seamless delivery
Contribute to technical specifications and project cost estimates
Manage multiple client projects, maintaining pace and quality across deliverables
Collaborate with the development team to introduce and adopt new technologies
Support project teams by delivering reliable, maintainable, and efficient code

What you’ll bring:Essential:

3+ years of digital agency experience
Strong PHP development skills
Proven Craft CMS expertise (control panel configuration, templating, and content modelling)
Experience designing and structuring CMS content to meet business requirements
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Desirable:

Experience extending Craft CMS with custom modules using the Yii framework
Knowledge of wider technologies including Laravel, Vue.js, and Tailwind CSS
Comfortable engaging with clients where required

About you:

You’re hands-on, detail-oriented, and passionate about building intuitive CMS solutions
You enjoy working in a collaborative, social team environment where knowledge sharing is valued
You thrive in an agency setting and are comfortable balancing multiple projects
You’re keen to grow your technical skills and contribute to a forward-thinking development culture

Benefits:

25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
Company performance-linked bonus scheme
Comprehensive private health insurance
5% company pension scheme
Access to your own financial coach
Mental health support
Free on-site gym
Structured development & progression pathways
Your birthday off

If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three - five working days. If you do not hear within these timescales please feel free to get in touch.

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