Senior Fullstack Developer

Neogen Recruitment Solutions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Fullstack Developer to drive the development of scalable applications and APIs. The role is fully remote within the UK, offering a competitive salary of up to £65,000. Candidates should have extensive experience with PHP Laravel and AWS services, and will be responsible for mentoring junior developers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Up to £65,000 annual salary

Fully remote work from anywhere in the UK

Opportunities to shape product architecture

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional fullstack development experience.
• Strong experience with PHP Laravel and JavaScript.
• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud services and serverless architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead fullstack development using PHP Laravel and JavaScript.
• Architect and maintain scalable RESTful APIs.
• Build serverless systems with AWS Lambda and API Gateway.

Skills

PHP Laravel

JavaScript

AWS services

Mentoring

Terraform

Tools

GitHub Actions

MySQL

Job description

Overview

Senior Fullstack Developer — Remote (UK-based candidates only). Salary: £65,000 per year. Company: Confidential. Type: Full-Time | Remote.

We are looking for a Senior Fullstack Developer to lead the development of robust, scalable applications and APIs within our growing platform. You'll work closely with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to design backend systems, build frontend components, and deploy serverless services on AWS. You'll play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact features, improving architectural patterns, and mentoring junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead fullstack development using PHP Laravel, JavaScript, and modern JS frameworks.
• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs.
• Build serverless backend systems with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, and SNS.
• Oversee infrastructure as code using Terraform, and implement robust CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Monitor and optimise performance using CloudWatch and AWS best practices.
• Enforce secure coding and system design practices, including access management and data protection compliance.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to scope and deliver new features.
• Review code, provide technical mentorship, and support team growth.

Core Technologies

• Backend: PHP (Laravel), MySQL, RESTful API design
• Frontend: JavaScript, HTML, CSS; experience with React, Vue.js or Angular preferred
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, SQS, SNS
• Terraform: Infrastructure as code
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• Monitoring & Logging: AWS CloudWatch
• Architecture & Security: Serverless best practices, IAM, API key management, AWS Well-Architected principles

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional fullstack development experience
• Strong experience with PHP Laravel and JavaScript
• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud services and serverless architecture
• Proven ability to design, implement, and manage secure, high-performance APIs
• Comfortable working with infrastructure tools like Terraform
• Solid understanding of DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead development efforts
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members is a plus

What We Offer

• Up to £65,000 annual salary
• Fully remote work from anywhere in the UK
• Work on cutting-edge technologies with meaningful environmental impact
• Collaborate with a high-performing, supportive team
• Opportunities to shape product architecture and tech direction