PHP Laravel Developer

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 direction and engineering culture as the team grows.

Working within a cloud-native, microservices-based architecture, you'll build scalable systems, integrate with third-party services and contribute to products that handle complex business workflows and recurring customer services.

This is far more than a typical Laravel CRUD role, you will be working on sophisticated platforms where clean architecture, performance, automation and scalability are central to everything you build.

An AI-First Engineering Environment

Our client is embracing the future of software development by building an AI-first engineering team.

You will work alongside modern AI-assisted development tools, including agentic workflows, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and GitHub Copilot, using AI to accelerate planning, implementation, testing and code review while maintaining high engineering standards.

If you're interested in how AI is transforming software engineering, this is an excellent opportunity to work at the 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

Essential

• Around 4–6 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

Desirable

• 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

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

Interested?

Tilt Recruitment is managing this appointment on an exclusive basis.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine technical impact while working with modern technologies in a fully remote environment, we'd love to hear from you.

To find out more, apply now for a confidential conversation.

Tilt Recruitment are specialists in IT Recruitment. We work hard to find our candidates their perfect roles within fantastic organisations across the UK. If this role isn't right for you, please still get in touch with us as we may have other roles which may suit you better.

We also offer up to £500 for every successful referral, if you know someone who matches this skill set please let us know.

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