Salary: £60,000 - 80,000 per year Requirements: Minimum 4 years full-stack experience Strong Laravel experience (must) Strong MySQL database understanding Experience refactoring legacy systems Experience working with SaaS platforms AI-assisted development experience Experience with APIs and integrations Ability to work independently Strong architectural thinking Comfortable working in imperfect legacy systems Structured and disciplined Technically opinionated but pragmatic Independent and accountable Focused on delivering production-ready software Capable of balancing speed and safety Healthcare or regulated environment experience (strongly desirable) Multi-tenant SaaS experience (strongly desirable) Experience with external vendors (strongly desirable) Experience modernising monolithic systems (strongly desirable) Familiarity with event-driven or service-based architecture (strongly desirable) Responsibilities: Review and understand the current Laravel codebase Identify architectural weaknesses and technical debt Refactor legacy patterns into maintainable modular design Improve database structure where necessary Reduce coupling and improve separation of concerns Optimise performance and query efficiency (MySQL) Design and implement multi-tenant architecture Ensure tenant data isolation Implement scalable API structures Introduce proper role and permission systems Improve state and workflow management logic Use AI for structured refactoring Accelerate boilerplate and documentation Generate and validate test cases Improve developer velocity without compromising quality Design prompt-driven development workflows Backend development with a focus on Laravel API design and implementation Frontend integration using React or modern frameworks MySQL schema optimisation and query tuning Improve integration architecture and standardise API structures Ensure webhook reliability and improve error handling Work with CI/CD pipelines and manage release cycles Maintain version control discipline (GitHub) Technologies: AI API Architect Backend CI/CD Frontend GitHub Laravel MySQL React AWS Azure Backbone Claude Code Cloud Copilot Cursor DevOps GCP Product Manager Security Fullstack More: Open Arogya is launching as a new standalone SaaS startup, funded initially by Manchester Private Hospital. Our goal is to modernise and stabilise a legacy healthcare platform and scale it to the UK market. We offer a competitive salary between £60,000 to £80,000, and additional benefits such as equity participation, performance bonuses, and a clear progression path to roles like Technical Lead or Platform Architect. Our preferred work location is office-based in Manchester, supporting a hybrid model. last updated 12 week of 2026