Senior AI-First Business Systems Engineer

LaraBench; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LaraBench in the United Kingdom (hybrid, Edinburgh-based) is seeking a Senior Business Systems Engineer to design, build and support software that underpins its commercial and operational processes. You will collaborate with sales, operations, warehousing and fulfilment to deliver reliable solutions with measurable business impact.

The role emphasizes hands-on development across PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js, APIs, data modeling, automation, testing and deployment pipelines, with AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Strong experience with PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js across production systems.
• Experience building APIs, integrations and backend services.
• Solid relational database skills and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver software solutions from discovery through production.
• Build and improve internal systems, APIs and integrations.
• Automate workflows and reduce manual processes.
• Support data quality, reporting and operational visibility.
• Investigate and resolve production issues.
• Contribute to AI-assisted business workflows and deployment practices.

Skills

PHP/Laravel

TypeScript/Node.js

APIs

Integrations

Backend systems

SQL/Data modelling

Automated testing

Stakeholder communication

AI tools

Logistics experience

Tools

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

LaraBench in the United Kingdom (hybrid, Edinburgh-based) is seeking a Senior Business Systems Engineer to design, build and support software that underpins its commercial and operational processes. You will collaborate with sales, operations, warehousing and fulfilment to deliver reliable solutions with measurable business impact.

The role emphasizes hands-on development across PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js, APIs, data modeling, automation, testing and deployment pipelines, with AI-assisted