Junior Freelance PHP Developer

Amicus Talent Solutions; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote role

Flexible working arrangements

Freelance/part-time engagement

Job summary

Amicus Talent Solutions is assisting an early-stage startup in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to hire a Junior PHP Developer on a remote, freelance/part-time basis to support a live SaaS platform. You will work with the founder to establish a local development environment, implement features, fix bugs, and help improve UI/UX.

This role is ideal for a junior developer or student seeking practical experience on a real product.

Qualifications

• Experience with PHP development (Laravel preferred).
• Familiarity with MySQL databases.
• Basic understanding of Linux / Ubuntu server environments.
• Ability to work independently and deliver agreed tasks.
• A good eye for UI/UX improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of the SaaS platform.
• Build and maintain a local development and testing environment.
• Implement new features and improvements.
• Fix bugs and improve performance.
• Contribute ideas to improve the product.
• Support deployment preparation for production releases.

Skills

PHP development

Laravel framework

MySQL

UI/UX sense

Independent worker

Problem solving

Tools

Ubuntu server

Plesk

Job description

Category: Software Engineering Location: Lincoln Lincolnshire United Kingdom Junior / Freelance PHP Developer (Remote – Startup SaaS Platform) We are assisting an early-stage software startup in finding an enthusiastic developer to support the development of a growing SaaS platform. The company is building a web-based platform that helps businesses optimise their data. As an early-stage product, the team is looking for someone who enjoys building things, contributing ideas, and helping shape a platform as it grows. This role is ideal for a junior developer or student looking to gain practical experience working on a live software platform. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute directly to real product development and improvements.

You will work closely with the founder to help develop and improve the platform. The role requires someone proactive who enjoys problem solving and can help implement features and improvements efficiently when needed. One of the first tasks will be helping establish a local development environment so development and testing can take place prior to releasing updates to the production server.

Tech Stack

• PHP (Laravel Framework)
• MySQL Database
• Ubuntu Virtual Machine
• Plesk Server Management
• Production environment currently live (development environment to be created)

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of the SaaS platform
• Build and maintain a local development and testing environment
• Implement new features and improvements
• Fix bugs and improve performance
• Contribute ideas to improve the product
• Support deployment preparation for production releases

Skills & Experience

• Experience with PHP development (Laravel preferred)
• Familiarity with MySQL databases
• Basic understanding of Linux / Ubuntu server environments
• Ability to work independently and deliver agreed tasks
• A good eye for UI/UX improvements

What We’re Looking For

• Someone curious, enthusiastic, and proactive
• A developer who enjoys building and experimenting
• Someone reliable who can commit to deliverables that are agreed

Additional Information

• Remote role
• Freelance / part-time engagement
• Flexible working arrangements