Senior PHP Developer - Contract

SSA Digital Recruitment; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

SSA Digital Recruitment is seeking a Senior PHP/Laravel developer to enhance our SaaS platform. The role focuses on hands-on PHP/Laravel work, building and integrating REST APIs, and ensuring robust database interactions with MySQL.

Ideal candidates will have strong PHP/Laravel experience, and familiarity with Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, and SaaS deployments. Remote-friendly with onsite requirements in Northampton, UK, for a contract of three months.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on PHP and Laravel development experience.
• Proficient with MySQL, REST APIs, PHPUnit, and Git/GitHub.
• UK-based contractor; immediate start preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve backend services and product functionality for our SaaS platform.
• Carry out hands-on PHP and Laravel development.
• Build and integrate REST APIs.
• Work with MySQL and relational databases.
• Improve performance, scalability, and the application.
• Write automated tests with PHPUnit.
• Contribute to Vue.js and TypeScript development where required.
• Work within an AWS, Docker, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD environment.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

REST APIs

PHPUnit

Git/GitHub

Vue.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

SaaS

Tools

Docker

AWS

Git/GitHub

Vue.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

Laravel

MySQL

PHP

PHPUnit

REST

Git

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with PHP, Laravel, MySQL, REST APIs, PHPUnit, and Git/GitHub


• Ideally, experience with some of Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, and SaaS


• Strong hands-on PHP and Laravel skills, with the ability to contribute across the wider application when needed


• UK-based contractors only

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve backend services and product functionality across our SaaS platform


• Carry out hands-on PHP and Laravel development


• Build and integrate REST APIs


• Work with MySQL and relational databases


• Improve performance, scalability, and the application


• Write automated tests with PHPUnit


• Contribute to Vue.js and TypeScript development where required


• Work within an AWS, Docker, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD environment

Technologies

• AWS


• Backend


• CI/CD


• Docker


• Git


• GitHub


• JavaScript


• Laravel


• MySQL


• PHP


• PHPUnit


• REST


• TypeScript


• Vue


• Cloud


• Frontend

More

Were looking for a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer to join our established engineering team working on a successful global SaaS platform. This is a hands-on contract role focused on PHP and Laravel, with an initial duration of three months and an immediate or ASAP start. The rate is £350–£375 per day, outside IR35. The role is based in Northampton, with one day per week onsite and four days remote. Were seeking contractors based in the UK who are available immediately or at short notice.

last updated 40 week of 2026