Senior PHP/Laravel Developer — Remote 4d/wk, Outside IR35

LaraBench; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

LaraBench is seeking a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer for an initial 3-month contract in Northampton. The role is largely backend-focused, developing and enhancing services on a global SaaS platform. You will work 1 day onsite per week with 4 days remote from a UK-based location.

The ideal candidate has extensive PHP/Laravel experience, with REST APIs, MySQL and PHPUnit, plus hands-on contributions across AWS, Docker, and CI/CD workflows. Immediate start available.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial PHP/Laravel experience.
• Hands-on backend development for a SaaS platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve backend services and product functionality.
• Build and integrate REST APIs and work with MySQL databases.
• Contribute to Vue.js/TypeScript frontend when needed.
• Work in an AWS, Docker, CI/CD environment.

Skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

REST APIs

PHPUnit

Git/GitHub

Vue.js

TypeScript

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

LaraBench is seeking a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer for an initial 3-month contract in Northampton. The role is largely backend-focused, developing and enhancing services on a global SaaS platform. You will work 1 day onsite per week with 4 days remote from a UK-based location.

The ideal candidate has extensive PHP/Laravel experience, with REST APIs, MySQL and PHPUnit, plus hands-on contributions across AWS, Docker, and CI/CD workflows. Immediate start available.