Senior Software Developer - Online Prizes/Raffles

VANRATH; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Professional development

Supportive environment

Work on high-traffic platforms

Job summary

VANRATH is seeking a Senior Developer to join their rapidly growing digital technology team in Belfast. You will work on high-traffic, transaction-heavy web platforms, delivering scalable, reliable solutions with a strong focus on performance.

You'll bring hands-on PHP and Laravel expertise, solid MySQL skills, and experience building APIs. The role offers a flexible hybrid working pattern and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with modern, object-oriented PHP.
• Hands-on Laravel experience, including MVC, Eloquent, queues, middleware and APIs.
• Excellent MySQL skills, including schema design, indexing and query optimisation.
• Experience developing high-traffic, transactional web applications.
• Good Git/version control, debugging and testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable web applications using PHP and Laravel.
• Develop and enhance core platform functionality and customer-facing features.
• Optimise database performance and manage large datasets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Investigate and resolve production issues while improving platform resilience.
• Continuously improve application performance, scalability and reliability.
• Integrate third-party APIs and external services.
• Develop and maintain APIs and transactional functionality.
• Contribute to architectural and technical decisions across the platform.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

APIs

Git

Testing

Tools

MVC architecture

Eloquent ORM

Queues

Middleware

Job description

Job Description

My client is a rapidly growing digital technology company operating within the online consumer and transactional sector. They are looking for a Senior Developer to join their expanding technology team and work on high-traffic, transaction-heavy web platforms.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced environment where scalability, performance and reliability are central to the development strategy.

Salary/Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Flexible hybrid working
• Opportunities for professional development
• Supportive and innovative working environment
• Opportunity to work on high-traffic digital platforms

About Your Next Employer

My client is a rapidly expanding digital technology business operating within a fast-paced online sector. Their platforms support high volumes of users and transactions, requiring a strong focus on performance, scalability and reliability.
The technology team is forward-thinking and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on developing new functionality, improving existing platforms and delivering a seamless digital experience.

About You

You will have:

• Strong commercial experience with modern, object-oriented PHP
• Strong hands-on experience with Laravel, including MVC, Eloquent, queues, middleware and APIs
• Excellent MySQL skills, including schema design, indexing and query optimisation
• Experience developing and supporting high-traffic, transactional web applications
• Development experience, with a strong focus on performance and reliability
• Good understanding of Git/version control, debugging and testing
• Strong knowledge of software architecture and development best practices
• Experience working in fast-paced development environments

What You'll Do

• Design, develop and maintain scalable web applications using PHP and Laravel
• Develop and enhance core platform functionality and customer-facing features
• Optimise database performance and efficiently manage large datasets
• Work closely with stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
• Investigate and resolve production issues while improving platform resilience
• Continuously improve application performance, scalability and reliability
• Integrate third-party APIs and external services
• Develop and maintain APIs and transactional functionality
• Contribute to architectural and technical decisions across the platform