Location: Bury (BL9)
Flexible working: Core hours 9:30am–2:00pm, Monday–Friday
Applications from candidates not currently living within commuting distance of Bury, Greater Manchester, will not be considered.
We’re looking for a mid-level PHP Developer (Laravel) to join our in-house development team, working on business-critical internal web applications and systems.
This is a hands-on development role with real ownership. You’ll work closely with colleagues and internal stakeholders in a collaborative, customer-facing environment, helping translate business requirements into practical, well-built technical solutions.
Develop and maintain web applications using PHP and Laravel
Build and enhance internal systems and business tools
Write and optimise SQL queries against relational databases
Support and improve live production systems
Work within MVC architecture and clean coding principles
Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions
Contribute to the continuous improvement of systems and processes
Support light frontend development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Vue.js
Commercial experience with PHP
Hands-on experience with Laravel
Commercial experience using Vue 3 and the Composition API
Experience using TypeScript
Experience working with SQL databases
Experience supporting production systems
Understanding of MVC architecture
Familiarity with Git and version control
Comfortable working with APIs, including GraphQL
Experience writing feature tests using PHPUnit
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders
REST API development or integration experience
Exposure to automated testing beyond feature testing
Frontend experience beyond the basics
Experience working with existing or legacy systems
Experience writing and maintaining Docker images
Experience writing and maintaining GitHub Actions workflows
Experience using agentic AI tools to support development workflows
In-house development role – no agency or client work
Flexible core hours
Supportive, collaborative engineering team
Opportunity to take ownership and grow your skills
Work on systems that support a growing UK group of businesses
