Remote PHP Laravel Developer

LaraBench; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role

Job summary

LaraBench is seeking a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer to join a brand-new in-house engineering team. This fully remote UK-based role offers the chance to shape a greenfield platform using PHP 8, Laravel, React/TypeScript, PostgreSQL and cloud technologies.

You’ll influence architecture, design APIs, and implement modern CI/CD and CI practices in an autonomous environment. The opportunity focuses on building complex business systems, distributed services, and AI-assisted development workflows

Qualifications

• Around 46 years' commercial PHP development experience
• Strong Laravel experience beyond simple CRUD applications
• Experience building complex business systems and workflows
• React (TypeScript) and/or Vue.js experience
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write and optimise complex queries
• Experience designing, building and integrating APIs
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices
• Comfortable working from the command line
• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fully remote team
• Microservices or distributed systems
• AWS
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
• Financial systems or regulated environments
• Subscription or recurring billing platforms
• Payment integrations
• Application security
• Performance optimisation
• Open-source contributions
• AI-assisted software development

Skills

PHP development

Laravel framework

React/TypeScript

Vue.js

SQL

APIs

CI/CD

CLI

Open-source

AI-assisted development

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Job description

Requirements

Senior PHP / Laravel Developer

Fully Remote (UK)

Up to £65,000 DOE

We are working exclusively with an ambitious, technology-led business that is building a brand-new in-house engineering team as part of an exciting period of growth. This is a rare opportunity to join at the very beginning of a greenfield project, helping to design and build a modern platform from the ground up using the latest technologies and an AI-augmented development workflow. If you're an experienced Laravel/PHP developer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing architectural decisions and working in a highly autonomous environment, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Our client is investing heavily in its technology platform and is looking for a Senior PHP / Laravel Developer to become one of the first members of a new UK engineering team. You'll play a key role in designing, developing and maintaining modern business-critical applications, helping shape both the technical, forefront of modern development practices.

Technology Stack

PHP 8 & Laravel

React (TypeScript) and Vue.js

PostgreSQL & Redis

AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, SQS)

Docker & Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Microservices architecture

What We're Looking For

• Around 46 years' commercial PHP development experience
• Strong Laravel experience beyond simple CRUD applications
• Experience building complex business systems and workflows
• React (TypeScript) and/or Vue.js experience
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write and optimise complex queries
• Experience designing, building and integrating APIs
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices
• Comfortable working from the command line
• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fully remote team
• Microservices or distributed systems
• AWS
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
• Financial systems or regulated environments
• Subscription or recurring billing platforms
• Payment integrations
• Application security
• Performance optimisation
• Open-source contributions
• AI-assisted software development

Benefits & conditions

• Subscription or recurring billing platforms
• Payment integrations
• Application security
• Performance optimisation
• Open-source contributions
• AI-assisted software development

What's On Offer?

• Fully remote role (UK-based applicants only)
• Salary up to £65,000, depending on experience
• Genuine greenfield development
• Modern technology stack
• Opportunity to influence architecture and engineering standards
• High levels of autonomy and ownership
• AI-first development environment
• Long-term career progression as the engineering function grows