Summary
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Join a small, established in-house development team as a PHP/Laravel Developer. You will work across the stack, building backend functionality with PHP and Laravel and contributing to modern JavaScript-based front-end interfaces using Bootstrap and Tailwind CSS. Security-conscious engineering is a genuine priority, and modern AI-assisted development tools are part of the team's daily workflow. The role offers a hybrid working pattern with several days from home, plus pension benefits and onsite parking.
Highlights
Hybrid role with three days from home, competitive salary up to £45,000, pension, free onsite parking, a small established development team, and a strong focus on secure software development.
Description
PHP / Laravel Developer, Benfleet, Essex (Hybrid), up to £45,000
KEY POINTS
Laravel developer joining a small, established in house dev teamFull stack, Laravel and PHP back end, JavaScript, Bootstrap and Tailwind front endSecurity conscious development is a genuine priorityClaude Code used day to day across the teamTwo days a week in the office near Benfleet, three from homeUp to £45,000 plus pension and free on site parking
ABOUT THE CLIENT
An established, growing online business based in Essex, running its own customer facing web platform.
Everything is built and run in house.
The platform handles real customer transactions every day, and the business has grown year on year, with more growth planned into next year.
The dev team is small, settled and long standing.
It works closely with a technical director who is hands on and well connected to the code.
THE ROLE, PHP / LARAVEL DEVELOPER
This hire adds capacity to a team that is running at its limit as the business grows.
You will pick up real development work from day one across the platform that runs the core customer journeys.
Laravel is at the core of the stack, with JavaScript, Bootstrap and Tailwind on the front end and MySQL underneath.
The platform handles customer and payment data, so writing secure code is a core part of the job.
Awareness of the OWASP Top 10 matters here.
The team is also going through a real shift in how it uses AI.
Claude Code is the go to tool, and the business wants developers who will help shape how AI is built into its workflows and systems.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, build and maintain full stack web applications, predominantly in LaravelBuild and optimise RESTful APIs between the front end and back end servicesBuild responsive user interfaces with Bootstrap, Tailwind and modern JavaScriptWrite clean, secure, well tested codeWork with the wider business to turn requirements into technical solutionsHelp develop AI driven workflow improvements across the team
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
Strong commercial PHP and LaravelJavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3, with Bootstrap and/or TailwindRESTful API design, building and consumingMySQLLinux environments and the command lineGit and GitHubA solid understanding of secure coding practices
DESIRABLE, NOT ESSENTIAL
Claude Code or similar AI coding tools in a working environmentExperience with regulated or transactional web platformsAutomated testing, such as PHPUnitExperience modernising or extending established codebases
WHAT'S ON OFFER
Up to £45,000Hybrid, two days a week in the office near Benfleet, three from homeCompany pensionFree on site parking and casual dressA settled, friendly team inside a business that grows every year
TO APPLY
Please apply via this advert or email Daniel.Jones@searchability.com directly.
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