Senior PHP / Laravel Developer

LaraBench; Northampton (MA); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

LaraBench in Northampton is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to own backend development with PHP, Laravel and also contribute to Vue.js frontend work. You will build scalable SaaS features, optimize databases and design robust REST APIs, while collaborating with product, design and engineering teams.

This role is hybrid with 2 days per week in the Northampton office. You will stay hands-on with PHP, Laravel, MySQL and AWS, while expanding your full-stack skills in a global SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Experience building scalable SaaS platforms.
• Strong REST API and MySQL knowledge.
• Hands-on full-stack capability with Vue.js and modern tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and scale SaaS applications using PHP/Laravel.
• Implement REST APIs and integrate third-party services.
• Collaborate with frontend, product and design teams.
• Write tests with PHPUnit and ensure security and performance.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

Vue.js

TypeScript

MySQL

REST APIs

AWS

Docker

Git/GitHub

Tools

Docker

Git/GitHub

Job description

Senior PHP Developer – Laravel / Vue.js

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

Location: Northampton / Hybrid (2 days a week Office)

Salary: £(Apply online only) + 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.

The role isn't exclusively backend. You'll also contribute to product functionality across Vue.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, working closely with Product Owners, Designers and other Software Engineers to take features from initial requirements through development, testing and release.

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.
• Full-Stack Development: Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript and modern frontend development.

The Wider Technology Stack

You don't need to be a specialist Frontend Developer, but you'll need an interest in modern JavaScript development and be comfortable contributing across the wider application.

The technology environment includes Vue.js, TypeScript and JavaScript, alongside cloud and DevOps technologies including AWS, Docker, Git/GitHub and CI/CD.

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.

Key Skills:

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