Senior Laravel & PHP Developer | Hybrid & ERP/CRM

JobCubby; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Uprise coaching & counselling

Study days & certification support

Job summary

First Focus in Auckland, NZ is seeking an experienced Laravel/PHP Developer for a 12‑month fixed term contract. You will contribute across multiple customer engagements, using PHP, Laravel and Filament to deliver robust, scalable business applications.

You'll influence architecture, mentor peers, and stay hands‑on with development while collaborating with consultants and customers across varied projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong experience with Laravel Filament.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Excellent SQL skills across MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and modern development workflows.
• Docker and containerisation experience.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Experience with Vue.js or React.
• Experience working within Agile teams.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Developing, enhancing and maintaining Laravel applications across multiple customer environments and internal platforms.
• Building scalable ERP and CRM solutions.
• Designing and developing RESTful APIs and third‑party integrations.
• Building intuitive administration interfaces using Laravel Filament.
• Optimising MySQL and PostgreSQL databases for performance and scalability.
• Contributing to architecture, design decisions and engineering standards.
• Implementing and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices.
• Working with Docker and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Exploring AI‑assisted development where it delivers genuine customer value.
• Participating in code reviews and sharing knowledge across the engineering team.
• Mentoring developers and contributing to a collaborative engineering culture.

Skills

PHP/Laravel

Laravel Filament

RESTful APIs

SQL - MySQL/PostgreSQL

Git & CI/CD

Docker

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GC)

Vue.js or React

Agile teams

Communication

Tools

Laravel Filament

REST API design

Job description

First Focus in Auckland, NZ is seeking an experienced Laravel/PHP Developer for a 12‑month fixed term contract. You will contribute across multiple customer engagements, using PHP, Laravel and Filament to deliver robust, scalable business applications.

You'll influence architecture, mentor peers, and stay hands‑on with development while collaborating with consultants and customers across varied projects.