Lead PHP Developer - Full Stack/Laravel - London

Crimson Limited; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm based in London is seeking a Lead PHP Developer to take charge of hands-on development and technical leadership. The ideal candidate will have expertise in PHP, Laravel, and Vue 3. Responsibilities include overseeing the technical roadmap, leading development teams, and maintaining Legacy PHP systems. The role offers a competitive salary of £70,000 - £85,000 with fully remote working options available. Interested candidates should send their CVs for immediate consideration.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in developing advanced PHP applications.
• Expertise with Laravel framework, ideally version 11 or higher.
• Proficiency in full-stack development including frameworks like Vue 3.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development and oversee a small team.
• Define technical standards and deliver new features.
• Maintain systems and oversee migration from Legacy PHP.

Skills

PHP application development

Laravel (version 11 or later)

Vue 3

InertiaJS

AWS cloud services

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Tailwind CSS

Technical leadership

Legacy PHP systems

Job description

Lead PHP Developer - Full Stack/Laravel - London

Fully remote working available.

Salary range £70,000 - 85,000.

A central London client seeks a Lead PHP Developer with strong full‑stack skills. This role involves hands‑on development, technical leadership, architectural oversight, and managing a small team. Responsibilities include setting technical standards, delivering new features, maintaining existing systems, overseeing migration from Legacy PHP codebases, and leading new Laravel projects using InertiaJS and Vue 3. The ideal candidate can balance strategy with execution and manage the platform's entire technical life cycle.

Key skills and responsibilities

• Demonstrated commercial experience in developing and maintaining advanced PHP applications.
• In‑depth expertise with the Laravel framework (preferably version 11 or later).
• Comprehensive full‑stack proficiency, including Front End solutions leveraging Vue 3 and InertiaJS.
• Proven capability in managing and supporting Legacy PHP systems.
• Thorough understanding of secure and scalable application architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Lead, mentor, and support development teams across both Back End and Front End domains.
• Define the technical roadmap and make architectural decisions to promote long‑term scalability and maintainability.
• Advanced proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, and component‑based UI development.
• Oversee full‑stack implementation using Laravel 12, InertiaJS 2.0, and Vue 3 to ensure consistency and robustness of the application architecture.
• Assume responsibility for the reliability and progressive improvement of Legacy PHP systems during platform redevelopment.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, project managers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into comprehensive technical plans.
• Communicate clearly and confidently during client‑facing technical discussions.
• Establish and uphold development standards, code review processes, component structures, and testing methodologies.

Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Dean Salder-Parkes at Crimson for immediate consideration.

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