Senior Full-Stack Engineer

OrderYOYO; Manchester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Manchester is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to deliver features across backend and frontend. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in PHP and Laravel, alongside familiarity with .NET. This role focuses on high ownership of projects, contributing to product decisions, and mentoring other engineers, while offering a competitive salary and a positive working environment with significant autonomy.

Benefits

Competitive senior-level salary

High ownership and autonomy

Clear progression toward Tech Lead / Staff Engineer responsibilities

Opportunity to work on large-scale production systems

Strong focus on code quality and best practices

Collaborative, international engineering team

Emphasis on learning, mentoring, and long-term growth

Qualifications

• Strong production experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Comfortable working with a .NET backend.
• Experience with APIs, queues, integrations, and data modelling.

Responsibilities

• Deliver features end-to-end across backend and frontend.
• Design and build APIs, integrations, background jobs, and data models.
• Write secure, scalable, and maintainable production code.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, PR feedback, and best practices.

Skills

Strong senior-level full-stack engineering experience

Production experience with PHP and Laravel

Comfortable working with a .NET backend

Solid web fundamentals (HTTP, REST, authentication, performance, security)

Experience with APIs, queues, integrations, and data modelling

Ability to work independently with high accountability

Clear communicator with product, design, and stakeholders

Tools

PHP/Laravel

.NET

React

Vue

Job description

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Manchester

£52,000

We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer who takes ownership, ships high-quality software, and contributes across the full product lifecycle in a modern, product-led engineering environment.

Who We Are

At OrderYOYO, company culture comes first.

We create a positive, inclusive environment where people are trusted to do their best work and take ownership of what they build. Personal development is central to how we work — engineers are encouraged to grow technically, take responsibility, and help shape how our products and platforms evolve.

Our core values guide everything we do:
Passion · Action · Compassion · One Team

We help restaurants succeed online by providing branded websites, mobile apps, and tailored marketing solutions, giving them full control of their business. By removing high commission fees charged by third-party platforms, we empower restaurants to grow sustainably.

Through our partnership with AppSmart, the market leader in POS and in-store systems, we’ve become the largest restaurant-focused platform in Europe.

What We Offer

• Competitive senior-level salary

• High ownership and autonomy

• Clear progression toward Tech Lead / Staff Engineer responsibilities

• Opportunity to work on large-scale production systems

• Strong focus on code quality and engineering best practices

• Collaborative, international engineering team

• Emphasis on learning, mentoring, and long-term growth

• Salary up to €60,000

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering features end-to-end across backend and frontend

• Designing and building APIs, integrations, background jobs, and data models

• Working across PHP/Laravel and a .NET backend

• Owning the full lifecycle: discovery → implementation → release → monitoring → iteration

• Collaborating closely with product and design teams

• Writing secure, scalable, and maintainable production code

• Contributing to architectural decisions and technical direction

• Mentoring engineers through pairing, PR feedback, and best practices

What We’re Looking For

• Strong senior-level full-stack engineering experience

• Strong production experience with PHP and Laravel

• Comfortable working with a .NET backend

• Solid web fundamentals (HTTP, REST, authentication, performance, security)

• Experience with APIs, queues, integrations, and data modelling

• Able to work independently with high accountability and ownership

• Clear communicator with product, design, and stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience with React or Vue

• Experience working across multiple backend technologies

• Passion for engineering quality and pragmatic decision-making