Business Systems Engineer

LaraBench

City of Edinburgh

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

LaraBench in the United Kingdom (hybrid, Edinburgh-based) is seeking a Senior Business Systems Engineer to design, build and support software that underpins its commercial and operational processes. You will collaborate with sales, operations, warehousing and fulfilment to deliver reliable solutions with measurable business impact.

The role emphasizes hands-on development across PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js, APIs, data modeling, automation, testing and deployment pipelines, with AI-assisted

Qualifications

  • Strong experience with PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js across production systems.
  • Experience building APIs, integrations and backend services.
  • Solid relational database skills and data modeling.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver software solutions from discovery through production.
  • Build and improve internal systems, APIs and integrations.
  • Automate workflows and reduce manual processes.
  • Support data quality, reporting and operational visibility.
  • Investigate and resolve production issues.
  • Contribute to AI-assisted business workflows and deployment practices.

Skills

PHP/Laravel
TypeScript/Node.js
APIs
Integrations
Backend systems
SQL/Data modelling
Automated testing
Stakeholder communication
AI tools
Logistics experience

Tools

AWS
Docker
CI/CD

Job description

Business Systems Engineer (Senior Full-Stack / AI-First)

Location: Hybrid (UK-based), with regular time in Edinburgh

Type: Permanent, Full-Time

A growing international technology-driven business is seeking a Business Systems Engineer to help scale and optimise the systems that underpin its commercial and operational processes.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on solving business problems through software, automation, integrations and process improvement. You'll work closely with end users across sales, operations, warehousing and fulfilment to design, build and support reliable solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Designing and delivering software solutions from discovery through to production.
  • Building and improving internal business systems, APIs and integrations.
  • Automating workflows and eliminating manual processes.
  • Supporting data quality, reporting and operational visibility.
  • Investigating and resolving production issues.
  • Contributing to AI-assisted business workflows and engineering practices.
  • Improving testing, deployment pipelines, monitoring and documentation.
Technology Stack
  • PHP / Laravel
  • TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS
  • React
  • MySQL & PostgreSQL
  • AWS (Lambda, ECS, RDS, S3, SQS, SNS)
  • Docker & CI/CD pipelines
  • Monitoring and observability tools
What We're Looking For
  • Strong experience in either PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js.
  • Proven ownership of production software and business‑critical systems.
  • Experience building APIs, integrations and backend systems.
  • Strong understanding of relational databases and data modelling.
  • Experience with automated testing and modern deployment practices.
  • Ability to work directly with non-technical stakeholders and improve underlying business processes.
  • Comfortable leveraging AI tools while maintaining engineering quality, security and accountability.
  • Experience within logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, ERP, CRM or operational systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business where technology plays a central role in growth, sustainability and operational excellence

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