Job Description
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Alderley Park
Working style: Hybrid
Closing Date: 13th July 2026
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer (PHP) to join our Long Standing Customer Group Technology and Change function at Royal London. This is a great opportunity for an experienced PHP engineer to play a key role in designing, developing and delivering high‑quality software solutions that meet business and customer needs.
Reporting to a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll work as part of a collaborative team, contributing strong technical expertise across the full software development lifecycle.
About the role
- Designing, developing, testing and implementing complex software solutions within PHP
- Carrying out impact assessments for complex changes to existing applications
- Producing and agreeing technical designs in advance of development and in line with agreed standards
- Ensuring all code meets Royal London standards, guidelines and quality gates for the relevant technology
- Working closely with testing teams to ensure solutions are thoroughly tested and issues are identified early
- Safely implementing technical solutions into production environments
- Collaborating closely with other engineers and disciplines within the team
- Reviewing the work of other developers and contributing to shared coding standards and practices
- Supporting continuous improvement by sharing ideas, knowledge and experience across the software development practice.
About you
- Strong technical knowledge with PHP and one or more programming languages including Azure, .Net and Angular
- Experience delivering solutions across the full software development lifecycle
- The ability to work independently without close supervision
- Confidence working collaboratively as part of a wider engineering team
- Awareness of agile delivery practices
- Familiarity with automated testing techniques and frameworks.
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long‑term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise is that we’ll all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values: Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate and Achieve.
We’re proud to reward our people with a competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave, a strong employer pension contribution and private medical cover.
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an inclusive employer and value diversity across Royal London. We believe different perspectives make us stronger and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and able to perform at their best.
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Royal London is a purpose-driven mutual. Our Purpose, ‘Protecting today, investing in tomorrow. Together we are mutually responsible’, defines the impact we want to have. It shapes what we do on behalf of our members and customers, financial advisers, our colleagues and the communities in which we operate. Our People Promise is our collective commitment that our workplace will be inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling where all colleagues can thrive and experience a sense of belonging. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
Our inclusive values and people promise are core to who we are and how we work. It’s good for our people, and good for our customers too, because with an inclusive workplace and a diverse workforce we will reflect our members, customers and communities to deliver the best outcomes.
We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across our organisation. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected– whatever their background.
Workplace Initiatives
Program for parents returning to work after Parental Leave? |
No |
Leadership development programmes? |
Yes |
Mentoring programmes? |
Yes |
Coaching programmes? |
Yes |
Employee-led diversity networks? |
Yes |
Internal women’s networking groups? |
Yes |
Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? |
Yes |
No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: |
26 weeks (followed by 13 weeks half pay) |
Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: |
Open to all regardless of length of service |
No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: |
4 weeks |
Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: |
Open to all regardless of length of service |
Gender pay gap reporting information 2022: |
|
Mean pay gap: |
35.3% |
Median pay gap: |
33.9% |
Mean bonus gap: |
70.4% |
Median bonus gap: |
48.5% |
Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? |
Yes |
Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? |
Yes |
Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? |
No |
Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? |
No |
Graduate Programmes
We have a number of graduate programmes designed to deliver technical experts and future leaders.
Royal London Career Confidence programme
Our hybrid programme focuses on equipping you to feel empowered in your career and supported to explore new opportunities as they arise.
Apprenticeships
We offer a wide range of Apprenticeships that are targeted at both new joiners and existing colleagues.
Inclusion
We promote an inclusive culture at Royal London and have a range of inclusion networks for our colleagues to get involved with.
Our Women's Network is a community that celebrates and supports its members, helps everyone to learn more and inspires all of us to aim higher. Confidence and development are strong themes here and our events focus on three key areas of team working, finance, and wellbeing. There are two sub-groups to the Women’s Network – Women in Technology and our Periods and Menopause Group – focused on actions such as supporting over 20 new Periods and Menopause champions and launching guidance and training for leaders.