PHP Developer

Addition Solutions Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech company in the UK is seeking a Laravel developer to enhance their internal tools. You will oversee upgrades, implement new features, and improve system performance in a hybrid environment. Ideal candidates have over 3 years of experience with Laravel and Vue.js. Benefits include career development opportunities, a supportive team, and a culture that values employee investment. This position allows balancing home and office time while influencing impactful internal systems.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Hybrid working

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of commercial experience with Laravel.
• Confident working with MySQL and database-driven applications.
• Solid frontend skills with Vue.js (3+ years).
• Comfortable owning features end-to-end, from spec to deployment.
• Good problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Leading the upgrade of their core platform to the newest Laravel version.
• Maintaining and enhancing a bespoke internal system.
• Building new features and integrations to expand platform capability.
• Improving performance, stability, and user experience across the application.
• Supporting front-end development using Vue.js.

Skills

Laravel

MySQL

Vue.js

Git

Jira

AWS

Tools

Git

Jira

Job description

This growing tech business is investing heavily in its in-house systems and needs a Laravel developer who enjoys improving, refining, and shaping tools that people rely on every day.

You’ll play a key role in keeping their core platform running smoothly while helping advance new features.

Role Overview:

Location: Hybrid/1 day per week in Leicestershire

Package: £50,000- £65,000 per annum & benefits

Industry: Technology/IT Services

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading the upgrade of their core platform to the newest Laravel version.
• Maintaining and enhancing a bespoke internal system covering CRM, stock management, and helpdesk functions.
• Building new features and integrations to expand platform capability.
• Improving performance, stability, and user experience across the application.
• Supporting front-end development using Vue.js and contributing to UI improvements.
• Collaborating closely with internal users to understand issues and refine solutions.
• Investigating and resolving bugs, including light first-line support where needed.
• Working with modern tooling such as Git, Jira, and cloud deployment pipelines.

Main Skills Needed:

• Minimum of 3+ years of commercial experience with Laravel.
• Confident working with MySQL and database-driven applications.
• Solid frontend skills with Vue.js (3+ years).
• Comfortable owning features end-to-end, from spec to deployment.
• Good problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to work.
• Nice-to-have: exposure to AWS deployments, performance optimisation, and tools like Envoyer or Vuetify.

What’s in It for You:

• A business that genuinely invests in its people and culture.
• Pre-defined career development opportunities.
• Hybrid working with the freedom to balance home and office time.
• The chance to influence the evolution of a key internal system with real business impact.
• Long-term stability with a company known for quality and strong partnerships.
• Supportive team environment and continual improvement mindset.

Think it could be a fit? We’d love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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