We’re looking for a Mid-Level PHP Developer with strong commercial experience in Laravel, Vue 3, TypeScript and GraphQL to join our established in-house development team.
This is an on-site role in Bury (BL9). Applicants must already live within a reasonable commuting distance of Bury, Greater Manchester to be considered.
Strong commercial experience with PHP 8+ and Laravel
Commercial experience with Vue 3, Composition API and SPAs
Commercial experience with TypeScript
Commercial experience with GraphQL
Strong MySQL experience
Experience writing PHPUnit feature tests using TDD
Experience with Docker
Experience working with CI/CD
Experience working within a collaborative development team with regular code reviews
Vue 3, TypeScript and GraphQL are essential requirements. We’re looking for someone who can get up to speed with our technical environment quickly, with the main learning curve being our business and systems.
You’ll develop, maintain and improve business-critical applications across our group of companies using:
PHP 8.5 · Laravel 13 · Vue 3 · TypeScript · GraphQL · MySQL 8.4 · Docker · GitHub Actions CI/CD · Soketi/WebSockets · Microsoft Graph · Claude Code
Your role will include:
Building backend services and features using PHP and Laravel
Developing SPAs using Vue 3 Composition API and TypeScript
Developing and integrating GraphQL APIs
Writing feature tests using PHPUnit and TDD
Working with MySQL and optimising application performance
Working with Docker and GitHub Actions CI/CD
Developing real-time functionality using Soketi/WebSockets
Building integrations including Microsoft Graph
Using Claude Code and agentic AI tools within the development workflow
Supporting and improving live production systems
Participating in regular code reviews and technical discussions
Energy sector experience, particularly electricity and gas metering
Experience writing and maintaining Docker images
Experience writing GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows
Experience with Pusher-style WebSockets
Experience using agentic AI development tools
Some proficiency with C# / .NET
You’ll join an established in-house development team of around 11–15 people, working on systems that are critical to the day-to-day operation and growth of the business.
You’ll have ownership of your work, contribute to technical decisions and work directly with colleagues and stakeholders to turn business requirements into well-built technical solutions.
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester (BL9)
Working arrangement: On-site
Core hours: 9:30am–2:00pm, Monday–Friday
Following successful completion of probation, there is the option to work from home 1 day per week.
Candidates must already live within commuting distance of Bury, Greater Manchester. This is not a remote role.
If you’re an experienced PHP/Laravel developer with strong Vue 3, TypeScript and GraphQL experience, we’d like to hear from you.
