PHP / Laravel Developer – Custom Projects

At ticketmatic, we don’t just sell ticketing software, we build tailor-made digital solutions for leading cultural organisations across Europe. More info about us: ticketmatic.com. We’re looking for a medior to senior PHP/Laravel developer who enjoys combining strong technical skills with creative problem-solving and customer collaboration. This is not a pure execution role. You’ll help think through problems, explore possibilities, and turn ideas into robust, high-impact solutions. Important note: Because this role involves regular in-person collaboration with both colleagues and customers, we can only consider candidates who are currently based in Belgium. What You’ll Be Doing As part of the ticketmatic Studio, you’ll work directly on custom projects for cultural organisations such as: Ancienne Belgique, Flagey, De Roma, Koninklijk Theater Carré, Theater Rotterdam. You will: Design and build custom PHP/Laravel plugins on top of the ticketmatic platformCreate new ticketing flows, data integrations and add-ons that significantly improve how organisations operateAnalyse customer needs and translate them into technical concepts and solutionsCollaborate directly with customers, from short alignment calls to hands-on brainstormsTake full ownership of your projects: from analysis to delivery Typical split: ≈ 70% development 20% analysis & thinking 10% communication What Makes This Role Different Real impact – Your work directly powers the day-to-day operations of major cultural organisationsDeep customisation – Our plug-in architecture allows you to go far beyond configuration and truly build client-specific solutionsProduct × agency hybrid – The stability of a product company with the variety and creativity of agency workInnovation as a differentiator – Our Studio projects will be a main driver for our further European expansion This role is for you if you… Have solid experience with PHP and Laravel (medior or senior level)Enjoy thinking beyond “the product” and co-creating solutions with customersAre comfortable working autonomously and taking responsibilityLike variety and context-switching between different projectsAre fluent in English and Dutch Nice to have (but not required): Experience with LivewireDocker / Kubernetes This role is not for you if you… Prefer only executing predefined tasksWant zero customer interactionNeed constant direction or tightly scoped work Practical details 📍 Leuven (Belgium) – hybrid setup, minimum 3 days/week in the office🧑‍💻 Team of :25 people🚀 Scale-up environment with real growth opportunities as our Studio expands across Europe