Job Description
Manchester (3 Days Office / 2 Days WFH)
Salary: Excellent + Benefits
Mediablanket is one of the UK’s fastest-growing fintech groups, expanding rapidly into new territories and sectors. We build high-performance platforms across finance, telecoms, gaming, and data — and we’re now looking for a strong Senior Laravel Developer to join our engineering team at a pivotal stage of growth.
This is a role for someone who takes ownership, cares about clean architecture, and wants to help shape real products used by thousands of customers daily.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Leading backend development across multiple products using Laravel
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Designing, building, and maintaining complex APIs, microservices, and integrations
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Working closely with the CTO to plan and architect new features and systems
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Owning database structures, optimisation, and performance tuning
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Collaborating with designers and front-end developers to deliver seamless user experiences
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Ensuring applications meet high standards of scalability, security, and reliability
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Overseeing hosting environments (Plesk, cPanel, AWS) and recommending improvements
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Reviewing code, mentoring junior devs, and helping to raise engineering standards across the team
What You’ll Bring
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5+ years’ experience in PHP, with deep knowledge of Laravel
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Strong database and API development experience
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Solid front-end understanding (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). React or Livewire experience is a bonuss
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Hands-on experience with AWS and deployment pipelines
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Strong Git/version control experience and familiarity with modern DevOps workflows
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Excellent problem-solving ability and a passion for writing well-structured, maintainable code
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Someone who enjoys collaboration, communicates clearly, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
What’s On Offer
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Excellent salary DOE
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Private healthcare
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PerkBox
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Annual bonus scheme
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Training support and continuous professional development
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Clear career progression in a fast-growing, ambitious tech team
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Hybrid working (3 office days, 2 WFH)
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Modern Manchester office space
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Regular team socials and a genuinely collaborative, supportive culture
What’s On Offer
If you love clean code, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to join a passionate engineering team building products at scale — we’d love to hear from you.
To apply please send your CV to [email protected] or call 0161 711 0415 for an informal chat.