PHP/Laravel Developer (Ref: 197952)

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

On-site Nottingham office

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Nottingham partners with a fast-growing eCommerce healthcare business to build, extend and optimise the core platform. You will own key areas from WordPress/WooCommerce development to custom integrations and performance improvements, collaborating with founders and the Technical Lead.

This hybrid role requires strong PHP/Laravel experience, WordPress/WooCommerce proficiency, and JS knowledge (vanilla/React/Vue).

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with PHP development and Laravel.
• Experience with WordPress and/or WooCommerce.
• Experience building custom plugins or themes.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript (vanilla, React or Vue preferred).
• Experience with APIs and third-party integrations.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, product-focused environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain WordPress / WooCommerce-based eCommerce systems
• Develop custom plugins, themes, and backend functionality (PHP/Laravel)
• Design and integrate APIs and third-party systems
• Work across the full stack (PHP + JavaScript)
• Improve platform performance, stability, and scalability

Skills

PHP development

JavaScript (vanilla, React or Vue)

Tools

WordPress/WooCommerce

Laravel

APIs & third-party integrations

Job description

About Us

Forsyth Barnes have partnered with a fast-growing Nottingham-based eCommerce healthcare business built on a simple idea: healthcare should feel personal, accessible, and human. They combine online consultations with discreet home delivery and clinician-led support, helping over 100,000 patients across the UK. As the business scales, they are now strengthening their engineering function to improve how their core platform is built, extended, and evolved.

Job Description

This is an engineering role focused on building, improving, and extending the core platform. You will work closely with the founders and Technical Lead to take ownership of key areas of the product from WordPress/WooCommerce development through to custom integrations, APIs, and performance optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain WordPress / WooCommerce-based eCommerce systems


• Develop custom plugins, themes, and backend functionality (PHP/Laravel)


• Design and integrate APIs and third-party systems


• Work across the full stack (PHP + JavaScript)


• Improve platform performance, stability, and scalability

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with PHP development/Laravel


• Proven experience with WordPress and/or WooCommerce


• Experience building custom plugins or themes


• Strong understanding of JavaScript (vanilla, React or Vue preferred)


• Experience with APIs and third-party integrations


• Comfortable working in fast-moving, product-focused environments

Benefits

Salary of £50,000 to £55,000.

Other

This role is a hybrid role with 2-3 days on site requirement in the Nottingham based office.