Software Engineering Snr PHP Developer Software Engineering Northampton £45K - £55K

S Sa; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

S-SA Digital, a cloud-focused SaaS company, is seeking a Senior PHP Developer in Northampton. The role is hybrid (2 days in-office) and centers on PHP/Laravel backend development for a global SaaS platform.

You will work on REST APIs, MySQL databases, and related services while gaining broader exposure to Vue.js, TypeScript, AWS, and Docker. The successful candidate will be hands-on and help scale the product and engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial PHP development with Laravel
• Experience building scalable SaaS platforms
• Proficient with REST APIs and relational databases
• Hands-on backend with PHP and Laravel, plus frontend exposure (Vue.js/TypeScript)

Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve scalable SaaS applications using PHP and Laravel.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and MySQL databases.
• Collaborate across backend and frontend using Vue.js, TypeScript, AWS and Docker.
• Contribute to software architecture, performance, security and engineering standards.

Skills

Strong commercial PHP development

Hands-on Laravel development

Full-stack exposure

Software engineering practices

Tools

PHP

Laravel

Vue.js

TypeScript

MySQL

REST APIs

AWS

Docker

Job description

S-SA Digital give you total reliability to help scale your career in the cloud.

Software Engineering

Snr PHP Developer

Full Time

Software Engineering

Northampton

Job Description

PHP | Laravel | Vue.js | TypeScript | MySQL | REST APIs | AWS

Location: Northampton / Hybrid (2 days a week Office)
Salary: £47000 - 55000+ Benefits
Employment: Permanent, Full Time

Are you an experienced Senior PHP Developer, PHP Laravel Developer or Senior Laravel Developer looking to work on a successful global SaaS platform using a modern technology stack?

We're looking for a Senior PHP Developer to join an established software engineering team responsible for developing and scaling a global SaaS product.

This is very much a PHP / Laravel-led development role. You'll work extensively across backend development using PHP, Laravel, MySQL and REST APIs, while also having the opportunity to develop functionality across the wider stack using Vue.js and TypeScript.

We're particularly interested in a Senior PHP Developer who has built substantial commercial applications using PHP and Laravel, understands modern software engineering practices and wants to remain hands-on with backend development while broadening their full-stack experience.

The Senior PHP Developer Role

As a Senior PHP Developer, you'll design, build and improve scalable, secure SaaS applications using PHP and Laravel.

You'll develop and integrate RESTful APIs, third-party services and backend functionality while working extensively with MySQL and relational databases, including application and database performance optimisation.

You'll write clean, maintainable and well-tested PHP code, including automated testing using PHPUnit, while contributing to technical discussions around software architecture, application security, performance, scalability and engineering standards.

PHP & Laravel Experience

The most important requirement for this position is a strong commercial background in PHP and Laravel development.

We're particularly interested in experience across:

PHP & Laravel: commercial PHP development, Laravel applications, object-oriented programming and backend software engineering.

APIs & Databases: REST APIs, API integrations, third-party services, MySQL, relational databases and performance optimisation.

Software Engineering: PHPUnit, automated testing, Git/GitHub, clean code, application architecture and modern development practices.

This isn't a position where PHP is simply one technology amongst many. PHP and Laravel are at the heart of the role, so you'll need substantial hands-on Laravel development experience.

The Wider Technology Stack

Experience with Node.js, SaaS platforms, cloud-native development or AI-assisted development tools would also be useful, although these aren't the primary focus of the position.

The opportunity is therefore particularly well suited to a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer who wants to retain PHP backend engineering as their core specialism while continuing to develop broader full-stack, cloud and SaaS experience.

Who We're Looking For

We're open to candidates currently working as a Senior PHP Developer, Senior Laravel Developer, PHP Laravel Developer, Senior PHP Engineer, Backend PHP Developer, Senior Backend Developer, Full Stack PHP Developer or Senior Software Engineer where PHP and Laravel are your primary backend technologies.

You'll have strong commercial PHP development experience alongside hands-on Laravel, REST API and MySQL knowledge.

You'll also bring a good understanding of software engineering principles including maintainability, testing, scalability, security and performance.

Experience working within a SaaS, product-led or software development environment would be particularly relevant.

Why Consider This Senior PHP Developer Role?

You'll join an established engineering team working on a successful global SaaS platform used by organisations around the world.

Rather than simply being handed development tickets, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to how features and software are designed and built, working collaboratively with Product, Design and Engineering colleagues.

You'll solve genuine engineering challenges around performance, scalability, application security, APIs and user experience, while continuing to develop your expertise across PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, TypeScript and AWS.

Ready for Your Next PHP / Laravel Role?

If you're an experienced Senior PHP Developer, Senior Laravel Developer, PHP Laravel Developer, Senior PHP Engineer, Backend PHP Developer or Full Stack PHP Developer looking for your next opportunity, we'd like to hear from you.

This is an excellent opportunity to remain hands-on with PHP, Laravel, MySQL and REST API development while expanding your experience across Vue.js, TypeScript, AWS, Docker and modern SaaS engineering.