Job Description
Job Title: Senior Laravel Developer
Job type: Full time, 3days work from office & 2days work from home
Salary: 45000 GBP per year max budget
Location: 41 castle court, Reigate RH2 9RJ, United kingdom.
About Company
We are a fast-growing UK-based competition platform, currently transitioning from WordPress to a fully custom Laravel-based solution. As part of this transition and our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior Laravel Developer to join our team in a dedicated, full-time, in-house role. You will play a pivotal part in building and maintaining a robust, secure and scalable web platform.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-impact company and help shape the future of a fast-paced digital product.
Responsibilities
Lead the redevelopment and ongoing maintenance of our platform using Laravel
Collaborate with the in-house team to implement secure, optimised code for customer-facing and internal features
Build out scalable systems to support large volumes of traffic and competition entries
Work on frontend components using Livewire, Tailwind, and FilamentPHP
Integrate and manage payment systems, entry logic and instant-win mechanisms
Ensure security best practices are followed (e.g. customer data, fraud prevention)
Maintain high-quality, readable, and well-documented code
Participate in code reviews, architectural decisions and system planning
Requirements
5+ years' professional experience in web development, specifically working with high-traffic Laravel applications
Strong knowledge of:
PHP, Laravel, MySQL
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
Laravel Livewire
Tailwind CSS
FilamentPHP
Experience in API integrations, database optimisation, and server-side security
Comfortable with Git version control and agile development practices
Ability to work independently and as part of a remote team
Good communication and problem-solving skills
Desirable
Prior experience working on online competition, prize draw, or e-commerce websites
Understanding of competition compliance, spend caps, and fair play enforcement
Experience with Laravel-based admin tools or CMS alternatives
Requirements
php laravel mysql