Senior Backend Developer
Our market leading client is looking for a Senior Back End Developer to help architect and deliver backend systems capable of supporting enterprise clients and international growth. This is a senior, hands-on role for a back-end developer who enjoys working on high-impact systems and understands the demands of enterprise SaaS. You’ll play a key role in evolving our backend architecture and improving resilience and performance.Senior Back End Developer skills –
- 5+ years commercial backend development experience
- Deep experience with PHP and Laravel (or equivalent MVC frameworks)
- Strong MySQL expertise, including performance optimisation at scale
- Proven experience designing and maintaining APIs for enterprise applications
- Experience building systems that support growth, complexity, and change
- Strong understanding of SaaS architecture and multi-tenant environments
- Experience supporting enterprise or international SaaS platforms
- AWS or cloud-native infrastructure experience
- Payment systems and financial transaction processing (e.g. Stripe)
- CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, or DevOps collaboration experience
- Exposure to data protection, compliance, or regulated environments