Senior PHP/Laravel Developer - Hybrid (Northampton)

ChiroCat; Collingtree; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ChiroCat is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to join our software engineering team, focusing on PHP, Laravel and backend services for a global SaaS platform. You’ll design, build and scale secure REST APIs, work with MySQL and relational databases, and contribute to the wider stack with Vue.js and TypeScript, while staying hands-on with backend development in a hybrid Northampton role.

The role emphasises modern software engineering practices, performance, security, and collaboration with Product,

Qualifications

• Strong commercial PHP and Laravel development experience.
• Proficient in building REST APIs and API integrations.
• Experience with MySQL and relational databases, performance tuning.
• Full-stack capability with Vue.js, TypeScript and modern frontend skills.
• Hands-on testing and shaping software architecture and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and scale secure SaaS applications with PHP/Laravel.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Engineers from requirements to release.
• Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Vue.js

TypeScript

MySQL

REST APIs

AWS

Tools

Docker

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

Node.js

Job description

ChiroCat is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to join our software engineering team, focusing on PHP, Laravel and backend services for a global SaaS platform. You’ll design, build and scale secure REST APIs, work with MySQL and relational databases, and contribute to the wider stack with Vue.js and TypeScript, while staying hands-on with backend development in a hybrid Northampton role.

The role emphasises modern software engineering practices, performance, security, and collaboration with Product,