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Full Stack PHP/Laravel Engineer

Twelvetalent — United Kingdom · Posted ~2 hours ago

Senior Full-time Hybrid

Skills

PHP 8+ Laravel Eloquent Form Requests Queued Jobs Artisan MySQL Codebase refactoring Docker PHPUnit Tailwind CSS Alpine.js Vue.js

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

An established UK digital platform is seeking a backend-focused Full Stack PHP/Laravel Engineer to modernize a mature codebase while continuing feature development. You will refactor legacy architecture, optimize MySQL queries and schemas, build backend services, and maintain automated tests and containerized development workflows. The role is hybrid with one onsite day per month and requires candidates to be UK-based within commuting distance.

Highlights

Backend-heavy full-stack role with substantial technical ownership, focused on refactoring legacy architecture, improving maintainability and performance, and delivering new features. Hybrid setup requires only one onsite day per month.

Description

Full Stack PHP / Laravel Engineer Location: Reading Area – 1 day/month on-site Core Focus Backend-heavy engineering role for an established UK digital platform. Primary responsibility is tackling technical debt, refactoring legacy architecture, and optimizing application performance alongside new feature delivery. Strict Requirements PHP 8+ & Laravel: Commercial experience with Eloquent, Form Requests, Queued Jobs, and custom Artisan commands.Codebase Refactoring: Proven history of refactoring legacy codebases and improving system maintainability rather than just executing feature tickets.MySQL Optimization: Hands-on experience with indexing strategies, query analysis, and schema design.Stack Balance: 70/30 to 50/50 backend-to-frontend focus.Tooling: Docker, automated testing (PHPUnit), and modern utility CSS/JS (Tailwind, Alpine.js, or Vue).Location: Must be UK-based within commuting distance for 1 day/month on-site in the Reading area. Responsibilities Build backend services end-to-end in PHP 8 and Laravel.Identify database/API performance bottlenecks and implement fixes.Contribute to Docker container setup and CI/CD pipelines.Ship code directly from local environment through to production in a lean, autonomous team