Senior Laravel Developer
Role: Senior Laravel Developer Location: Redhill - Hybrid (3 to 4 days per week in the office) Salary: £85,000 to £95,000 Benefits: Pension, Healthcare, 25 days holiday
This is a new and unique opportunity to join a genuinely unique web-based company located in very nice offices in Redhill (five minutes' walk from Redhill train station) - they even have a massage chair and free snacks!
What struck me about them most however is 5% of their profits go to support charities and they have helped hundreds of families with their donations.
They are small, friendly and highly collaborative company with a huge focus on user experience.
You will manage/lead one other Laravel Developer, taking full responsibility for their current and future platform so we need a 100% hands-on Senior Dev or Dev Manager for this role.
We are looking for an expert problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment, implementing robust, scalable, and secure Laravel applications using modern PHP, OOP and Laravel best practices. You will write high quality, maintainable code which will power solutions and successfully handle large traffic volumes to deliver an outstanding experience for our users.
In addition to application development, you will have a high-level understanding of AWS infrastructure and cloud-based architectures. You will need to be comfortable working with AWS-hosted databases (such as RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB), understanding how cloud architecture, scalability, and performance optimisation impact application design. The role also involves awareness of deployment processes, environment management, and security best practices within AWS to ensure systems remain reliable, secure, and scalable as the platform grows.
You will work cross functionally and collaboratively, providing leadership, innovation and technical insights.
What are we looking for?
Proven experience, of production experience with Laravel Applications handling large traffic volumes.
- Deep understanding of PHP and OOP.
- Experience of leading or managing a small development team.
- Proven ability to create, maintain, and implement digital solutions in Laravel, using integrated tools such as filamentphp.
- Ability to scale web applications and infrastructure, ensuring high performance, security, and reliability as user base and data volume grow.
- High-level understanding of AWS infrastructure, including AWS-hosted databases (e.g. RDS, Aurora,
- DynamoDB), Cloud architecture, scalability, and performance optimisation, Deployment, environment management, and security best practices on AWS.
- Familiarity with database systems (SQL).
- Proficient in web technologies, including Livewire, Tailwind, JavaScript etc.
- Experience building and integrating with RESTful APIs.
- Proficiency in version control (e.g. Git).
- Understanding of frontend development and frameworks (HTML, CSS).
- DevOps knowledge.