Senior Backend Engineer - PHP/Laravel for Pricing & Revenue

Parking Network BV; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrive is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend services, APIs and infrastructure that power pricing capabilities and revenue growth. You'll collaborate with Product, Pricing, Data and Engineering to translate commercial ideas into robust technical solutions.

This hands-on role places you at the heart of our revenue platform, with ownership from design through delivery, delivering systems that improve performance and resilience across the marketplace.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience building production backend systems.
• Strong commercial experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Experience building scalable backend services and REST APIs.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases.
• Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability and system design.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and take ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend services using PHP and Laravel.
• Build APIs and backend infrastructure that support pricing, revenue and marketplace functionality.
• Develop and maintain operational data models and data pipelines.
• Work closely with the Head of Pricing to implement commercial initiatives and new pricing capabilities.
• Build reliable, scalable and observable systems using modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing and monitoring.
• Contribute to technical design, architecture discussions and peer reviews.
• Continuously improve the performance, scalability and resilience of revenue-critical systems.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

REST APIs

SQL

Relational databases

AWS

CI/CD

Automated testing

Software architecture

Communication skills

Ownership

Job description

Arrive is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend services, APIs and infrastructure that power pricing capabilities and revenue growth. You'll collaborate with Product, Pricing, Data and Engineering to translate commercial ideas into robust technical solutions.

This hands-on role places you at the heart of our revenue platform, with ownership from design through delivery, delivering systems that improve performance and resilience across the marketplace.