Mid-Level PHP Developer – Laravel | Vue 3

Crown Oil UK; Bury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Oil UK is seeking a Mid-Level PHP Developer to join its in-house development team in Bury. You will work on business-critical applications, developing back-end services with PHP 8+ and Laravel, and SPAs with Vue 3.

The role requires strong MySQL, Docker, and CI/CD experience, plus collaboration with peers in code reviews. You’ll contribute to real-time features using Soketi/WebSockets and integrate GraphQL APIs, Microsoft Graph, and related tooling.

Qualifications

• Strong PHP 8+ and Laravel experience.
• Commercial experience with Vue 3 and SPAs.
• Strong MySQL experience.
• Experience with PHPUnit, TDD.
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD.
• Experience collaborating in a development team with code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services using PHP and Laravel.
• Build SPAs with Vue 3 Composition API.
• Work with TypeScript and GraphQL.
• Write feature tests using PHPUnit and TDD.
• Optimize MySQL and application performance.
• Use Docker and GitHub Actions CI/CD in workflows.
• Create real-time features with Soketi/WebSockets.
• Integrate Microsoft Graph where needed.
• Participate in regular code reviews and technical discussions.

Skills

PHP 8+

Laravel

Vue 3

MySQL

PHPUnit

Docker

CI/CD

Code reviews

TypeScript

GraphQL APIs

Soketi/WebSockets

Pusher/Soketi

Tools

GraphQL

Soketi

GitHub Actions

Docker images

Job description

We’re looking for a Mid-Level PHP Developer with strong commercial experience in PHP, Laravel and Vue 3 to join our established in-house development team.

This is an on-site role in Bury (BL9). Applicants must already live within a reasonable commuting distance of Bury, Greater Manchester to be considered.

Essential skills & experience

You’ll need:

• Strong commercial experience with PHP 8+ and Laravel

• Commercial experience with Vue 3, Composition API and SPAs

• Strong MySQL experience

• Experience writing PHPUnit feature tests using TDD

• Experience with Docker

• Experience working with CI/CD

• Experience working within a collaborative development team with regular code reviews

We’re looking for someone who can get up to speed with our technical environment quickly, with the main learning curve being our business and systems.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll develop, maintain and improve business-critical applications across our group of companies using:

PHP 8.5 · Laravel 13 · Vue 3 · TypeScript · GraphQL · MySQL 8.4 · Docker · GitHub Actions CI/CD · Soketi/WebSockets · Microsoft Graph · Claude Code

Your role will include:

• Building backend services and features using PHP and Laravel

• Developing SPAs using Vue 3 Composition API

• Working with TypeScript and GraphQL

• Writing feature tests using PHPUnit and TDD

• Working with MySQL and optimising application performance

• Working with Docker and GitHub Actions CI/CD

• Developing real-time functionality using Soketi/WebSockets

• Building integrations including Microsoft Graph

• Using Claude Code and agentic AI tools within the development workflow

• Supporting and improving live production systems

• Participating in regular code reviews and technical discussions

Nice to have

• Commercial experience with TypeScript

• Experience developing or integrating GraphQL APIs

• Energy sector experience, particularly electricity and gas metering

• Experience writing and maintaining Docker images

• Experience writing GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows

• Experience with Pusher/Soketi WebSockets

• Experience using agentic AI development tools

• Some proficiency with C# / .NET

About the team

You’ll join an established in-house development team of around 11–15 people, working on systems that are critical to the day-to-day operation and growth of the business.

You’ll have ownership of your work, contribute to technical decisions and work directly with colleagues and stakeholders to turn business requirements into well-built technical solutions.

Location & working

Location: Bury, Greater Manchester (BL9)
Working arrangement: On-site
Core hours: 9:30am–2:00pm, Monday–Friday

Candidates must already live within commuting distance of Bury, Greater Manchester. This is not a remote role.

If you’re an experienced PHP/Laravel developer with strong Vue 3 experience, we’d like to hear from you.