Mid-Level PHP Developer (Laravel) – Bury

Mid-Level PHP Developer (Laravel) – Bury, Manchester

We’re looking for a hands-on Mid-Level PHP Developer with solid experience building real features in Laravel, PHP, and SQL. You’ll be working on new product features, improving existing systems, and contributing to a collaborative engineering team where you can continue growing your skills.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Building new application features in Laravel
• Writing clean, maintainable PHP following modern standards
• Designing and optimising SQL queries using MySQL or other relational databases
• Working with Eloquent models, queues, jobs, events, and migrations
• Contributing to code reviews, improving test coverage, and supporting CI/CD
• Fixing and preventing performance issues (e.g., N+1 queries)
• Collaborating with designers and frontend developers (Vue/Inertia optional)

What We’re Looking For

Must-haves (non-negotiable):

• Commercial experience with Laravel + PHP
• Comfortable writing SQL queries (MySQL or similar)
• Experience delivering real features in a production environment

Nice-to-haves (NOT required)

• Vue.js / Inertia.js
• PHPUnit testing
• Docker
• API development
• CI/CD exposure

Who This Role Suits

• A developer with 2–4 years of solid hands-on backend experience
• Someone who has worked with Laravel on real shipped products
• Someone ready for their next step into a confident mid-level role
• Someone who wants to grow without being thrown into senior-level responsibilities

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established team. The role can offer both professional and personal progression within a forward thinking and dynamic team. Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity!

Please note – this role is office based for initial probation period with hybrid working to be discussed following success. Our office is based in Bury, BL9. No agencies please.

We are an equal-opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion are essential to us and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We value and actively seek out a richly diverse range of talent. Our policies ensure that every job applicant and employee is treated fairly and with equal opportunity to succeed.