Northern Ireland Applicants only within traveling distance to Antrim. Other Applicants will be ignored.
No Agencies. No Soliciting.
What to Expect
RaffleX is a technology platform that makes it simple to launch and run your own online raffle business. This is an industry that's growing quickly, with the biggest operators selling tens of thousands of tickets every day.
We already process millions of transactions each week and demand is increasing. That's why we're hiring a Senior Laravel Developer who can work across both the codebase and the infrastructure, making sure the platform performs at scale while delivering new features and products that push it forward.
This is an opportunity to join a startup at an exciting stage. You'll be an early hire with plenty of scope to influence the direction of the product and grow your career as we continue to expand.
What You'll Do
* Develop new features in Laravel and PHP 8+.
* Take ownership of new features from start to finish.
* Extend the platform with new products and functionality.
* Improve performance and fix issues to keep the platform reliable.
* Scale and manage our AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3, Cloudflare).
* Design and optimise relational databases (MySQL).
* Write clean maintainable code that supports rapid growth.
What You'll Bring
* Strong experience with Laravel and modern PHP and proficient knowledge in the TALL stack. (Tailwind, AlpineJS, Livewire and Laravel)
* Proven track record working on high-traffic, transaction-heavy systems (e-commerce, ticketing, or similar).
* Solid AWS experience — deploying, scaling, and monitoring applications
* Strong relational database skills (MySQL).
* 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
Nice-to-haves
* Working with multi Tenant, multi database Systems.
* Redis or other queue systems (for background jobs, caching, etc.).
* Experience mentoring others as the team grows.
* UX / UI Experience
* Ability to speak directly to clients with good communication skills.
What We Offer
* A platform that already processes millions of transactions monthly — with real technical challenges to solve.
* The chance to join as an early hire with real influence on product direction.
* The opportunity to build not just features but entire new products.
* Competitive salary (to be confirmed).
* Clear opportunities for career progression as we scale.
* A supportive, ambitious team culture.
Apply now with your CV and a short note about why this role excites you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Experience:
* Laravel: 5 years (required)
Language:
* English (required)
Location:
* Antrim BT41 4AY (required)
Work Location: In person