Mid/Senior Laravel Developer

Manza; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private on-site parking

35 hour work weeks

Team events and social activities

Great coffee

MacBook Pro with external screens

Job summary

Manza is seeking a Senior Laravel developer to lead high-quality builds, write clean, scalable code, and deliver user-focused digital products. This in-house, full-time role involves hands-on development across internal and client projects.

You’ll own key builds, shape technical decisions, mentor junior developers, and collaborate with designers, delivery leads, and product stakeholders to turn ideas into reliable, performant features.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience with PHP and web development.
• Strong emphasis on clean, scalable code and performance.
• Experience with Laravel and PHP ecosystem.
• Ability to mentor peers and conduct code reviews.
• Collaborative, cross-functional mindset with designers and product stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of fast, reliable, user-friendly web applications.
• Take ownership of key builds and shape technical decisions.
• Write clean, well-documented code and maintain high test coverage.
• Collaborate with designers, delivery leads, and other developers to turn ideas into robust features.
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices across the team.

Skills

Laravel

PHP

REST APIs

Database design

Code quality

Testing

DevOps

Git

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Docker

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Laravel developer to lead high-quality builds, write clean, scalable code, and bring smart, user-focused products to life. We’re looking for a Senior Laravel developer to lead high-quality builds, write clean, scalable code, and bring smart, user-focused products to life.

Location

In-house

Employment:

Full-time

Reporting to

Head of Engineering

Job Description

You’ll play a central role in building fast, reliable, and user-friendly digital products — working across a range of internal and client-facing projects.

This is a hands-on development role with a strong focus on writing clean, maintainable code and delivering high-quality features. You’ll collaborate with designers, delivery leads, and other developers to bring ideas to life — and make sure what we build works as beautifully as it looks.

You’ll take ownership of key builds, help shape technical decisions, and contribute to improving our codebase and development processes. If you love Laravel, care about code quality, and enjoy building things that make a real impact — this one’s for you.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

Strong experience building web applications with Laravel and the wider PHP ecosystem

Solid understanding of modern backend development — from RESTful APIs to database design and auth systems

Comfortable working with Blade , Livewire , and modern JS frameworks like Vue or React

Confident writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

Familiar with automated testing and writing tests to ensure code reliability and maintainability

Understanding of DevOps workflows — from deployments to managing environments and CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Git , MySQL/PostgreSQL , and common developer tooling

Able to take ownership of tasks, manage your own time, and guide others in doing the same

Comfortable mentoring junior developers, offering code reviews, and sharing knowledge

Happy collaborating with designers, delivery leads, and product stakeholders to bring ideas to life

Keen to contribute to planning, estimation, and finding ways to improve how we work

Nice to Haves

Experience with Laravel Forge , Envoyer , or other deployment tools

Familiarity with Inertia.js , Alpine.js , or hybrid Laravel+JS stacks

Exposure to headless CMSs , third-party integrations , or API-first builds

An eye for UX and front-end polish, even if your focus is back-of-house

Interest in contributing to open-source, internal tools, or process improvements

What we need from you

6+ years’ experience working with PHP.

A solid understanding of web development best practices — clean code, scalability, and performance

Confidence working independently, managing your own workload, and delivering on time

A collaborative mindset — happy working closely with designers, delivery leads, and other developers

A proactive attitude — you don’t wait to be told what’s broken or how to fix it

Strong attention to detail, and a genuine care for the quality of what you ship

A willingness to mentor and support others, and help raise the bar across the team

A love for learning — whether it’s new tools, better practices, or smarter ways of working

Flexible start and finish times.

Whether you're an early bird or a “please not before 10” type

Hybrid working, home and office.

Most of us split our time between home and our Bradford HQ.

No awkward calendar clashes

Time and space for daily prayers.

Whether it’s one or all five, take all the time you need for prayer breaks. No awkward asks, no raised eyebrows.

Both Eids off (no matter your religion)

Celebrate or just enjoy the extra days off

Enhanced paternity leave

Because new dads deserve more than a nod and a ‘good luck’.

• Mentoring from a team with decades of combined experience.
• Opportunity to work on highly recognised and beneficial projects.
• Working with a young and bright team of creatives.
• Private on-site parking.
• 35 hour work weeks in-house/Hybrid and option based on experience.
• Team events and social activities.
• Great workstations – Macbook Pro with external screens.
• Great coffee!