PHP / Laravel Developer

LaraBench; Hadleigh; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Hadleigh office

Job summary

LaraBench in Hadleigh, UK, is seeking a PHP/Laravel Developer to join a small, established team. You’ll work on existing codebases, implement features, and contribute to API development in a modern AI-enabled environment.

The role is hybrid, with two days per week at the Hadleigh office and three days from home. Ideal for developers with 2+ years of commercial PHP experience, strong Laravel or Symfony skills, and a desire to learn and grow with the team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' commercial software development experience.
• Strong PHP experience.
• Experience with Laravel and/or Symfony.
• JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• MySQL or similar relational databases.
• RESTful API development and integration.
• Git/GitHub for version control.
• Understanding of secure web development practices.
• Awareness of OWASP and common web application vulnerabilities.
• Experience with Claude Code, Anthropic or other AI coding assistants would be highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining applications using PHP and Laravel.
• Building new functionality and improving existing applications.
• Developing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Working with JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Working with MySQL and relational databases.
• Using Git/GitHub for version control.
• Working within Linux-based environments.
• Using Claude Code and AI-assisted development tools.
• Reviewing, adapting and improving AI-generated code.
• Writing clean, maintainable and secure production code.
• Identifying and addressing common web application security vulnerabilities.
• Collaborating closely with an experienced development team.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Symfony

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Git/GitHub

AI-assisted development

Tools

Claude Code

Tailwind

Bootstrap

Linux

Job description

juniorfull-time# PHP / Laravel DeveloperSearchability(R)Hadleigh, United Kingdom / Hadleigh, England, United Kingdom Salary not disclosedlaravelphpsymfonyapitailwinddescription## Job descriptionChrome desktop can translate this description on-device without sending the text to LaraBench.We're looking for a PHP / Laravel Developer to join a small, established development team within a growing organisation.This is an ideal opportunity for someone with 2+ years of commercial development experience who has solid PHP fundamentals and hands-on experience with Laravel or Symfony. You don't need to be an exceptionally senior developer, but you should be capable of getting up to speed quickly, working with an existing codebase and contributing without significant hand-holding.The development team is increasingly embracing AI-assisted software development, particularly Claude Code and Anthropic models, so we're interested in developers who are comfortable using AI to increase productivity while still being able to understand, review and challenge the code being produced.### What you'll be doing* Developing and maintaining applications using PHP and Laravel* Building new functionality and improving existing applications* Developing and consuming RESTful APIs* Working with JavaScript, HTML and CSS* Working with MySQL and relational databases* Using Git/GitHub for version control* Working within Linux-based environments* Using Claude Code and AI-assisted development tools* Reviewing, adapting and improving AI-generated code* Writing clean, maintainable and secure production code* Identifying and addressing common web application security vulnerabilities* Collaborating closely with an experienced development team### What we're looking for* 2+ years' commercial software development experience* Strong commercial PHP experience* Experience with Laravel and/or Symfony* JavaScript, HTML and CSS* MySQL or similar relational databases* RESTful API development and integration* Git/GitHub* Understanding of secure web development practices* Awareness of OWASP and common web application vulnerabilities* Ability to confidently work within an existing production codebaseExperience with Claude Code, Anthropic or other AI coding assistants would be highly desirable. Exposure to Bootstrap, Tailwind and Linux would also be beneficial.This position would suit a developer who has progressed beyond junior level and can contribute independently, but still wants to continue developing alongside an experienced team.The role offers hybrid working, with two days per week in the Hadleigh office and three days from home.If you're a PHP Developer with Laravel or Symfony experience and you're interested in working within a modern, AI-enabled development environment, we'd love to hear from you.